Scientology Church - Use of the term "Fair Game"

"Fair Game"
the true spirit of Scientology

source of this page is: http://www.clambake.org/archive/disk/fairgame.htm

When confronted, many Scientologists claim the "Fair Game" policy was cancelled in 1968. First of all it's bad enough that such a policy ever was made. Secondly it's a lie the policy actually was cancelled. They gamble that people trust them without checking the facts. Well, I'm not that naive !

Here is the text from the original policy letter:

                           HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
                     Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex

                       HCO Policy Letter of 18 October 1967,
                                     Issue IV
   Remimeo

                          PENALTIES FOR LOWER CONDITIONS

                          (Applies both Orgs and Sea Org)


LIABILITY  Suspension of pay and a dirty grey rag on left arm and day
           and night confinement to org premises.

TREASON    Suspension of pay and deprivation of all uniforms and insignia,
           a black mark on left cheek and confinement on org premises or
           dismissal from post and debarment from premises.

DOUBT      Debarment from premises. Not to be employed. Payment of fine
           amounting to any sum may have cost org. Not to be trained or
           processed. Not to be communicated or argue with.

ENEMY      SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by
           any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the
           Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.


LRH:jp                                                   L. RON HUBBARD
Copyright (c) 1967                                       Founder
by L. Ron Hubbard
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

But I got the actual cancellation letter right here:

                         HUBBARD COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
                   Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex

                     HCO Policy Letter of 21 October 1968

                           CANCELLATION OF FAIR GAME


The practice of declaring people FAIR GAME will cease.

FAIR GAME may not appear on any Ethics Order. It causes bad public relations.

This P/L does not cancel any policy on the treatment or handling of an SP.


LRH:ci:cden                                           L. RON HUBBARD
Copyright (c) 1968                                    Founder
by L. Ron Hubbard
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Truth is:

This HCO Policy Letter (HCO P/L) only cancels the use of the term 'Fair Game'.

It states clearly that the practice described in the policy (deprived of property, injured, tricked, sued, lied to or destroyed) is not cancelled. It's not what they call it that scares us !

The "Church" of Scientology don't change anything because it's wrong, but because a word gives bad PR !!!

The following text is printed in the course manual "PTS/SP COURSE - How to Confront and Shatter Suppression".

Copy of the manual printed in 1989. This extracts is from page 128:

    If there is no agreement to be audited and the student who is found to be a
suppressive person will not respond to A to E (because student has blown and can't
be found or because the student flatly refuses), the student is considered termi-
nated.

    A waiver or quit claim is given or sent the student stating

                                                             Date _____________

                                                             Place_____________

    I, __________________________, having refused to abide by teh Code of (name
and place of org) do hereby waive any further rights I may have as a Scientologist,
and in return for my course fee of _________________, I do hereby quit any claim I
may have on (name of org) or any Scientologist personell or any person or group
or organization of Scientology.

                         Signed_________________________________________________

                    2 Witnesses_________________________________________________

                               _________________________________________________

    Only when this is signed the student may have his course fee returned, but no
other fees as he accepted that service.

    The ex-student should realize this makes him Fair Game and outside our Jus-
tice Codes. He may not have recourse of any kind beyond refund. And after sign-
ing can only return to Scientology as per policy on Fair Game.

Jon Atack writes in "The cancellation of Fair Game":

77. In Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California (the "mother church" of the Churches of Scientology at the time the suit was filed), the California Appeal Court ruled, in a decision upheld by the US Supreme Court: "Wollersheim was compelled to abandon his wife and his family through the policy of disconnect. When his mental illness reached such a level he actively planned his suicide, he was forbidden to seek professional help. Finally, when Wollersheim was able to leave the Church, it subjected him to financial ruin through its policy of 'fair game'." (JCA-147, pp.A-7, 15 & 16). At appeal, Scientology asserted that "fair game" was a "core practice of Scientology", and therefore protected as "religious expression".

This position was also made on behalf of Scientology in the case against Gerald Armstrong, in 1984, by religious expert Dr. Frank Flinn (JCA-45). Frank K. Flinn testimony in Church of Scientology of California, 1984, vol.23, pp.4032-4160.

JCA-147. Wollersheim v. Church of Scientology of California, Court of Appeal of the State of California, civ.no.B023193, 18 July 1989 (upheld by the U,S. Supreme Court, 7 March 1994).

This clearly shows organized criminal activity, exactly what we try to warn people about. This cult uses the law and claims to be a "bona fide religion" only to defend its horrible organized activities! It may be hard to imagine, but there are lots more where this comes from. How far are these people willing to go ?

They claim they are the most ethical
group on the planet !!! They want to save us ??

The Rehabilitation Project Force: "The RPF has been create by Ron Hubbard so that redemption can occur" - Flag Order 3434RB 30 May 1977 (pdf)