Suppressive Person
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A Suppressive Person (or SP) is an enemy of Scientology. The title is granted by Scientology to anybody who commits any of Scientology's High Crimes (also known as Suppressive Acts). It is said by Scientologists that "virtually all the turmoil and conflict in an individual’s life can be traced to contact with such personalities."citation needed
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Who is a Suppressive Person?
When a Scientologist commits suppressive acts (such as criticizing doctrine or policy, posting church doctrine on the internet, asking for a refund and trying to leave) they are officially declared by the church.
Scientology's own website has the following to say about SPs, in a list of their unsavory characteristics:
| The antisocial personality alters, to worsen, communication when he or she relays a message or news... Surrounding such a personality we find cowed or ill associates or friends who, when not driven actually insane, are yet behaving in a crippled manner in life, failing, not succeeding...Many antisocial persons will freely confess to the most alarming crimes when forced to do so, but will have no faintest sense of responsibility for them...The antisocial personality supports only destructive groups and rages against and attacks any constructive or betterment group. This type of personality approves only of destructive actions and fights against constructive or helpful actions or activities.[1] | |
The Suppressive Person Doctrine & Declare
An SP Declare is a letter mailed to the Scientologist that cuts all friendly ties with them from the church. It also outlines the 'high crimes' the Scientologist has commited. No Scientologist is allowed to speak to them for any reason ever again - If they do, they risk becoming PTS (a potential trouble source), infected by the suppressive person's evil way of thinking.
The SP Declare is printed almost exclusively on goldenrod paper. Many of the more vocal critics consider the SP Declare to be a badge of honor.
SP Declares were previously posted within an Org, but the practice has ceased in recent years due to the sheer number of SP Declares being issued.
L. Ron Hubbard was very specific about the rights of a suppresive person - Specifically, that they had none.
| A truly suppressive person or group has no rights of any kind as Scientologists and actions taken against them are not punishable under Scientology Ethics codes.[2] | |
This directly relates to the Fair Game policy. Later on in that document, Hubbard continues:
| 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, lied to or destroyed.[2] | |
How The SP Doctrine is Used to Control Scientologists
Scientology as a whole has developed an "us against them" attitude. This is reinforced through the Fair Game and Disconnection policies - "Enemies" (Critics of Scientology) are treated as subhuman villains who could damage your chance at eternity. The Disconnection policy is a way to cut a Scientologist off with the rest of the world, starting with the most important artery to sanity anybody has - Family and friends.
This can be seen through their use of Scientologese, as well - The lingo is intended to mock wogs, making Scientologists seem superior as sophisticated, higher beings.
The fear of SPs, losing one's chance at the rest of their lives, and every one of their Scientologist friends, losing the tech they've depended on for so long... These are the things that are held over the Scientologist's head. This is a form of control imposed by Scientology management, furthered by the known blackmail of the auditors.
References
- ^ http://faq.scientology.org/page39.htm (Scientology.org)
- ^ a b HCOPL 23 December 1965 Suppressive Acts Suppression of Scientology and Scientologists The Fair Game Law
