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Originally Posted by Indiana
"What was extraordinary was the elders speaking up in such an honest and forthright way, knowing that such reports were not what Brother Lee liked or wanted to hear. We were not accustomed to doing this due partly to a sense of intimidation. To my knowledge this was the first time that had been done. This was encouraging. But Brother Lee was visibly bothered, and later reacted strongly to the brothers’ speaking, saying of one brother’s sharing (John Smith’s) that it was like pouring iced water on him." J.I.
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WL claimed to never have controlled anyone, however, it seems that those who knew him well were intimidated by him to some extent. That by itself is indicative of some amount of control, maybe more in the form of passive aggressive behavior. The environment of the LC is such that no one would ever think that they are being taken advantage of by those who set themselves up as authority figures. I'm afraid that by the time most have realized that abuses going on, it's too late, the problem can't be corrected.