Scientologists carried out three-year campaign of intimidation, Texas couple alleges

by Ben Reilly Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:51 am

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — All Monique and Marty Rathbun had to do was show themselves, and trouble would follow.

Walk down the front steps of their home. Take out the trash. Sit on their back deck. Climb into their pickup. A group of Scientologists called the "Squirrel Busters'' were always there, taunting, pointing cameras at them, telling Marty Rathbun to stop what he was doing. They often rolled up in a golf cart, coming from a rented house down the street.

And they kept it up for 199 days, until September 2011, Monique Rathbun told a Texas courtroom Thursday as testimony opened in her lawsuit alleging that Scientology leader David Miscavige directed a three-year intimidation campaign against her husband that ricocheted and harmed her as well.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/with-scientology-leader-as-a-defendant-church-legal-team-shows-up-in-force/2141406

by veya_victaous Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:38 am

I have heard of these Squirrel Busters before.

I just find the name funny, because Squirrel = Collector of Nuts and Scientology = nuts
and defenders of Scienctology are Squirrel busters = defending of nuts from Squirrels

by Ben Reilly Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:41 am

This cult is just the worst kind of scum. They sound like they're trying to drive certain opponents of theirs crazy. May Steve the Galactic Fruit Bat (yes, I'm still trying to help that be a thing) help anybody who steps out from the protection of anonymity to oppose them without a shit-ton of power on their side.

by Lurker Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:51 pm

I'm surprised that the Scientology Internet cops haven't infiltrated our site to try to label any stories putting them in a bad light as lies (like they did on Short News).

by veya_victaous Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:46 pm

@lurker
that would be cool Twisted Evil

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