What an utter clown and vile low-life piece of shit to do such a thing. To harass people like that, who have nothing todo with anything, is purely hateful and vindictive.
There was more to it. Tom was being shunned by his parents and it was for this shitty reason that they finally reached out to him. Tom’s mum per his description was no fool and didn’t suffer them either. She essentially told him she wasn’t buying any of it and to stop calling. Lloyd or whoever it was calling on his behalf just went off on his mum. It wasn’t just a prank call with an idle threat. It ended with a comment to the effect of “pay up or you might just get your throat slit”.
Lloyd was asking in his FB post for Tom’s info. His real last name was only known by his close friends so he apparently got a former friend to leak it to him. Though we can’t be certain that it was Lloyd who called based on what Tom’s mum told him, we can be certain the call was placed by Lloyd or at his behest. No one else had a “reason” to call his parents.
TIBOR - Since we’re speaking about those acts of kindness your boss regularly dishes out, can you get your boss to comment on the call placed to Tom’s mother?
Those bloody phone calls are rarely if ever new leavers and the questions are so asinine.
Exactly. Even a secular therapist/advice columnist/talk show host/old man sitting in a chair by the front door could answer them and give effective advice. A lot of them seem planted because they are so predictable and are good for bringing certain topics up by demand.
”I’m gay and my parents shun me. What should I do??”
”My JW ex has my dog and won’t return him!”
”I want to leave the JWs! How do I quit?”
Hmmm tough one. Stop going to meetings and out in field service. Report no time. When the elders call, hang up. If they harass you at your home tell them to leave or you will call the police. Whoever shuns you for going inactive or whatever, then they weren’t your real friends. Same with parents. YOU ARE A JW AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE METHODS OF QUITTING AND THE VARIOUS CONSEQUENCES SO WHY ARE YOU ASKING THIS QUESTION!?!?
Then you’ll hear the legendary story of Lloyd’s dad not opening the door when he placed his girl there as a prop and then told her that grandpa doesn’t want to see her.
Next question to appear on Lloyd’s voicemail:
My sister is pregnant and it could only be one of three elders or the circuit overseer who is the father. WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?
I know because I’m leaving him this voicemail right now.
