DEAR SILENT LAMBS

crawdad2

i highly respect your organization.

i would like to know if you have a class action law suit in the works.
i am referring abuse victims to you, for the support they will recieve, but i would like to know if they have the opportunity to be compensated for abuse they suffered at the hands of the watchtower bible and tract society's policys.

the the 2 main reasons i am asking this, is because they deserve to be compensated, and taking money away from the gov body is one of the best ways to stop further abuse of children and rape victims.

i have seen a post (yesterday) on this site(plmcrzy, friends, ok fine, butts and boobs) requesting victims to post pictures, names and details, on their web site, with no attorney to represent them, and i don't find that appropriate.

please let me know what your position is on this.
i realize things like this take time, but i want to know about these matters, so i can be accurate when i direct victims to your site.

thank you, ..........crawdad

hawkaw

I bet Jeff Anderson would be more helpful to you.

Look him up - he is out of Minn.

hawk

Cassiline

Hey Craw,

Here is a link to their site.

http://www.ralawfirm.com/Individual/pages/SexualAbuse.html

C

When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.

crawdad2

hi cassiline,

i went to that site, but i wasn't able to find anything about a class action for jw victims....... is there one forming?

i need more information, because jw victims need specific instructions.... they don't like to feel like they are all alone.

silentlambs

If you wish to pursue legal action I suggest you contact silentlambs as we have attorneys to direct you to. The simplest way is 877-wtabuse and we can go from there.

Regarding the posting of names of individual molesters we do not encourage that type of action, nor does silentlambs purposely put up that type of information. Occasionally on the Guestbook a name may slip by but we try to keep that information off. Why? To error on the side of fairness. At one time I envisioned that silentlambs would post the names and then invite the molester to offer explanation for their actions if they wanted. When you start going that direction it all becomes very complicated. After consulting with attorneys we evolved into the format we now use. Anonymous posting of all stories, and if a person wants to give details they use the pedophle survey which details all info. We compare for matches with other victims and encourage the reporting of all not yet reported molesters. As I write this several are in the process of being reported.

When you make accusations of people on the internet, especially in the case of child molestation I believe it is important to be fair to both sides of the issue. The real issue is what hapened and what is happening in the Jehovah's Witness community. In my opinion that is the larger picture. If you want to accuse a person directly we support you in that endeavor but reporting it to the police. The website helps survivors know they are not alone and encourages them to take the first steps in the direction of no longer being silent. When the silence is broken, then before long the molester gets turned in as further courage is gathered by being believed and supported.

Some may choose a different direction, but on silentlambs the only people we really want to challenge is those who continue WT Policy and allow it to hurt children. I personally look forward to the day when that Policy changes and then we can focus solely on supporting the survivors.

crawdad2

thank you for responding, silent lambs.

you mentioned, you have attorneys to direct victims....please clarify that.
please tell me if there is a class action in the making, or is this information confidential?
do the victims have to seek out attorneys on their own, and pay for it?

i look forward to the day when the watchtower bible and tract society changes their policy too..... until then it's my opinion that taking their money away from them is the best way to make it happen.

crawdad2

hi!......silent lambs.......... do you have a class action going on?

silentlambs

I prefer to not comment on legal strategy.

DEAR SILENT LAMBS

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