Scientology Protestors Accosted In Nashville

[Are_grits_groceries]

Scientology reps say “we bought all of these sidewalks” around their new 8th Avenue building.

Uh, no, you didn’t. Public sidewalks = public right-of-way. Watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjDcpyF7wIA

According to protesters present at the event there were no permits granted to close the sidewalk on the 1000 block of 8th avenue south on the day of the protest and organizers said they spoke with members of public works and notifications in the Tennessean to confirm that the street closure for 8th avenue south was on the 24th and not on the 25th which was the schedule day of the protest and vigil. The protesters, who refer to themselves as 'Nashville Anonymous' said that it was not clear where the security officers came from who confronted them on the day of their scheduled public protest and that in a year of previous peaceful protests they had never been the victims of aggressive behavior, threats or unlawful detainment on the part of metro police or Vanderbilt which has a security agreement with Metro for the area of Music Row where the Scientology Center used to be located.

http://sobeale.blogspot.com/2009/05/scientology-protestors-accosted-in.html

Whoa! Something tells me that the Scientologists may have some trouble in Nashville.

[WeDidIt]

1. Sue them

Tiem to sue the fuckers for violating civil rights.

I despise scientology.

[ingac70]

2. Religious fruitcakes harassing religious fruitcakes.

Scientologists are litigious bunch. Those asshole Baptists and Church of Christers better watch themselves.

[pnwmom]

4. What do you know about the protestors? n/t

[ingac70]

5. Being from the area...

I know the type of people around here who would bother to harp about another religion moving in.

Scientology has had a celebrity center in Nashville for years. Them moving a full blown church into the area has the crackpots runnin' scared that it will take away from their congregations.

[pleah]

3. They aren't just crazy, they are dangerous.

Something needs to be done about these assholes.