Gerry Armstrong *lied* to a Judge, in Court (about agreeing to settle the a case with the Co$). Then he fled the country to avoid facing the Judge to whom he lied. In so doing, he exposed himself to righteous wrath of U.S. Courts. Not because he spoke against Ron Hubbard and Scientology, but because he lied to a Judge.
But it is David "Darth Midget" Miscavige going after Armstrong, now. Hubbard has been dead and his ashes scattered over the sea since mid-1986. Darth Midget ain't doing this out of his non-existent loyalty to dead Ron Hubbard. D.M. must perceive G.A. coming to California to be some sort of threat to himself, personally.
Perhaps Gerry knows something about D.M. from Winter HQ (La Quinta) days the evil little fuckwit still fears he may expose ?
That's a very good point about DM personally going after Gerry Armstrong. I think you're right that there is something he still fears Gerry will expose.
As far as Gerry lying, I don't think it's quite like that. I think Gerry's feelings at the time were more complex than that and fear may have clouded his judgment. When Gerry agreed to settle, he may have sincerely meant to settle or he may have agreed because he feared for his life, his wife's life, or for the others involved in the court case. We don't know, but we do know from Gerry's statements that afterward, he regretted signing the doc and tried to refuse the money but there was no turning back.
I wish for Gerry not to have to run any more, or live a life in fear. I wish for Gerry some peace of mind and closure.
It's no picnic spending years running and afraid. I think it's gone on long enough. It's ridiculous that DM still chases him and uses his attorneys to continue to intimidate him. Gerry is a senior now. He is not a physical threat to anyone and never has been. Gerry is no unibomber, for goodness sake! At this point, it's just malicious on DM's part. How many years has it been since Gerry has seen his family or Calif friends? Whether he put himself in this situation or not, it sure would be nice to see COS actually act like the church it claims to be and show some compassion. Let the man talk. Leave him alone already. What the hell is all this childish abusive chasing and bullying bullshit, anyway? How old is DM, ten years old, with hot temper tantrums to hurt anyone he wants?
It's not like it won't all come out in Gerry's memoirs afterward, anyway. He's just one guy. Enough, already.