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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: COPYRIGHT AND TRADE S
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grady@netcom.com (Grady Ward)

>Robert J. Woodhead (trebor@animeigo.com) wrote:
>: Andy is dead right that by posting the entire scriptures, a.r.s protestors
>: are basically painting bulls-eyes on themselves and asking the church to
>: shoot them.  Why give them the target?  Why waste money in legal fights
>: where you start out with a disadvantage.  It's poor tactics.

Grady:
>Not necessarily.  The criminal cult has shown that it will ignore the
>law when it chooses to do so (Wollersheim, Cooper).  And it has millions
>upon millions of dollars to initiate new suits and to extend the suits
>it has throughout the legal system. We *already* start out at a disadvantage
>against a lawless cult.
>
>It may be an advantage for the individual to *choose* the time in which
>s/he will challenge the cult in the public eye; the legal merits don't
>matter to the cult in any event.
      
    Exactly so, Grady!

>The people came before the law. The people will have justice.
 
    So far we have abided by the law and no violence has been 
    done to anyone but Arnie, Larry, Bob and me.  If the 
    confrontation that is going on is not monitored and protected
    by the courts in a sensible manner, I doubt that this
    peaceful protest method will continue forever without result.
    
    I'd hate to see the alternative.
    
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           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
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