Good Morning, Cameo-d!
Well, the dubs are a 'law unto themselves', so whether international law applied to them or not.....it would not matter to them at all!
It is the Voluntary Slavery of JWs that is sad to see and having been part of that Slavery for nearly forty years, in the past, I can confirm that every single moment spent distributing the Crap Tower was Hell on Earth and equivilant to slavery!
To say that JWs can leave that Slavery at any time is unfair and a misrepresentation, because the chances are they must leave behind family and loved ones and potentially never have contact with them again.....so they must sell their souls to leave the Devil!
It should be illegal.....but I doubt it ever will be!
As for Judge Dread's comment, I think you show more insight on JWs than many who have been part of and left the Org.
A lot of ex JWs have not continued to try to understand the world, the world's real history and society as it truly functions, not just the veneer placed on it by the 'Master's'. Because of this, it is very much like trying to wake a sleep walker, and you are likely to get a punch for your troubles!
A lot of JWs NEED and require to be told what to do, what to think, what to feel as there seem to be some who cannot trust themselves to have their own thoughts, feelings and ideas and the WatcthTower lie is a necessity to them to survive.
I think you know this, Cameo-d! But keep up the good work. Perhaps one day, some more of those who have had the gumption to leave Watchtower land will take a furthur step and really open their eyes!
I remember the shock of finally waking up properly and finding the world is not one jot what I every thought it was when I was asleep.....and now...after several years recovering from that realisation I would honestly say that it is far better to be awake and see the hell the world has been made into, than to blindly walk into the craziness that is the Earth and the human race.
Sometimes, you have to realise that not everyone can cope with reality and they may be better off still sleeping!