| 词条 | Arnie Lerma |
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| name = Arnie Lerma | image = Arnie Lerma.jpg | caption = Lerma in 2008 | birth_name = Arnaldo Pagliarini Lerma | birth_date = {{birth_date|1950|11|18}} | birth_place = Washington, DC, United States | death_date = {{death_date_and_age|2018|03|16|1950|11|18}} | death_place = Sylvania, Georgia, United States | death_cause = Suicide by gunshot | residence = Alexandria, Virginia | occupation = A/V technician}} Arnaldo Pagliarini "Arnie" Lerma (November 18, 1950 – March 16, 2018) was an American writer and activist, a former Scientologist, and a critic of Scientology who appeared in television, media and radio interviews. Lerma was the first person to post the court document known as the Fishman Affidavit, including the Xenu story, to the Internet via the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology. BiographyLerma was born in Washington, D.C. in 1950. Time in ScientologyLerma started in Scientology at the age of 16 at the urging of his mother, an executive director for the Washington, DC church. He was impressed by L. Ron Hubbard's exaggerated account of his military career and scientific credentials.[1] Lerma joined Scientology's Sea Org and was assigned in 1976 to a post working alongside Hubbard's daughter Suzette. He later claimed that they became romantically involved and planned to elope, though others{{who|date=March 2017}} have disputed this. Lerma alleged that other Sea Org officers discovered their plans and threatened to mutilate him if he did not cancel the marriage. Lerma quit Scientology soon afterward.[2] RTC v. LermaAfter Lerma posted the Fishman Affidavit in August 1995, his home was raided by federal marshals and lawyers from the Church of Scientology, alleging he was in possession of copyrighted documents.[3][4] A lawsuit was filed against Lerma and his Internet service provider by the church's Religious Technology Center (RTC), claiming copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation.[4] The Washington Post and two investigative reporters were added to the lawsuit, as an article written about the raid contained three brief quotes from Scientology "Advanced Technology" documents.[5][6]The Washington Post, et al., were released from the suit when United States District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled in a memorandum on November 28, 1995 {{quote|When the RTC first approached the Court with its ex parte request for the seizure warrant and temporary restraining order, the dispute was presented as a straightforward one under copyright and trade secret law. However, the Court is now convinced that the primary motivation of RTC in suing Lerma, DGS and The Post is to stifle criticism of Scientology in general and to harass its critics. As the increasingly vitriolic rhetoric of its briefs and oral argument now demonstrates, the RTC appears far more concerned about criticism of Scientology than vindication of its secrets.|Memorandum opinion of November 28, 1995, by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema; Religious Technology Center v. Arnaldo Lerma, Washington Post, Mark Fisher, and Richard Leiby [7]}}The memorandum opinion acknowledges what Scientology practices to this day: the "Fair Game" policy, a written directive by L. Ron Hubbard that encourages harassment of anyone who speaks out against the church. In conclusion, the court awarded RTC the statutory minimum of $2,500 for five instances of non-willful copyright violation.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} LermanetLerma started a website called Lermanet, which concentrates on news about Scientology and on documenting lawsuits by Scientology. He was also noted for discovering an altered picture on a Scientology website on New Year's Eve in 1999, one that appeared to inflate the number of members attending a millennial event at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in California. He posted the pictures to his website identifying the alterations, with the most prominent feature being the "man with no head". The story appeared on national television and in the press.[8] DeathLerma committed suicide by gunshot at his home in Sylvania, Georgia, on March 16, 2018, after shooting his wife, Ginger Sugerman, in the face. Sugerman survived.[11] Writings
References1. ^{{cite speech|first=Arnaldo|last=Lerma|title=How I Got Fooled|location=Washington, DC|date=2008-03-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGBepC3StII|accessdate=2008-05-18}} [9]2. ^{{cite news|first=David|last=Yonke|date=2005-07-02|title=Scientology Story Sparks Heated Response|work=Toledo Blade|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050702/NEWS10/507020356/-1/ARCHIVES30|accessdate=2008-05-18|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627170746/http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20050702%2FNEWS10%2F507020356%2F-1%2FARCHIVES30|archivedate=June 27, 2008|deadurl=no}} 3. ^{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Ryan|title=The gospel of the web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2000/mar/23/religion.internet|work=Technology|publisher=The Guardian|date=2000-03-23|accessdate=2007-10-12}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Fishman/Lerma|title=Scientology and the Lerma Raid|website=www.cs.cmu.edu}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Church in Cyberspace - Its Sacred Writ Is on the Net. Its Lawyers Are on the Case.|last=Fisher|first=Marc|date=1995-08-19|publisher=Washington Post}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/washingtonpost/lermaraid091995.html|title=Washington post article Church in Cyberspace;|website=www.lermanet.com}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/908/1353/1457462/|title=Religious Technology Center v. Lerma, 908 F. Supp. 1353 (E.D. Va. 1995)|last=US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia|first=|date=November 29, 1995|website=Justia US Law|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716162321/https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/908/1353/1457462|archive-date=2017-07-16|access-date=2018-03-21}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-01/04/059r-010400-idx.html|title=The Reliable Source: Scientology's Funny Photos|accessdate = 2007-08-10|last=Grove|first=Lloyd|author2=Berselli, Beth|date=2000-01-04|work=Washington Post}} 9. ^1 {{cite web| url=https://tonyortega.org/2018/03/18/noted-scientology-critic-arnie-lerma-shoots-and-injures-wife-then-kills-himself| title=Noted Scientology critic Arnie Lerma shoots and injures wife, then kills himself| last=Ortega| first=Tony| author-link=Tony Ortega| website=tonyortega.org| date=18 March 2018| access-date=26 March 2018| dead-url=no| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326100547/https://tonyortega.org/2018/03/18/noted-scientology-critic-arnie-lerma-shoots-and-injures-wife-then-kills-himself/| archive-date=26 March 2018}} }} Further reading
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