Scientology Civil Lawsuit Blocked By Florida Court
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Rosalie Fair works at a Starbucks in Clearwater, Florida and was incorrectly linked to a group of Scientology protesters named in a civil suit by the Church of Scientology. The lawsuit seeks to keep all members of an internet protest group, Anonymous, 500 feet away from any of the many Scientology buildings in the Clearwater area.
The church claims they have been facing worldwide harassment by members of the group and they are taking the threats seriously.
“The problem we have is that people are hiding behind Anonymous,” Harney said. “We have thousands of people here we have to protect.”
Fair, however, claims that since most of her patrons are members of the Church of Scientology, she wanted nothing to do with the protests and is not a member of the internet group named in the lawsuit.
The court system in Florida, however, failed to find any ties between the 26 people named in the civil lawsuit and the group Anonymous, and in striking down the suit, pointed out that while the court is mindful of the threat of violence against Scientologists, there must be a connection between the threat and imminent danger.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/article416511.ec
Source: St. Petersburg Times
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