Recently two cases came to the attention of the HGC which had received former mental “therapy” of the Euro-Russian variety.
One of these, a 32-year-old shipworker, had been four years in prison for having committed a crime of violence.
The other was a 46-year-old man who had received a dishonorable discharge from the Army.
Both cases were picked up at random from the general run of workers.
It was found that both had received mental “treatment.” The first had been given considerable attention in prison from “clinical psychologists.” The second had had “psychiatric interviews” in the Army.
Neither case had been in any way improved. Both had been antagonized. The first committed a “grand theft” after release from prison and was in no sense a safe factor in society. The other case, even though court-martialed and discharged for drunkenness, was still getting drunk and losing jobs.
These two cases had one thing in common — they had been made contemptuous of mental treatments. They had to be forced into session due to their former experiences.
Both were improved by processing and could have been completed as cases. As soon as this was established they were let go as this was all that we cared to discover.
We can assume that Euro-Russian mental treatment is a liability in that it destroys any faintest hope of recovery. We can also notice that money spent by the prison and the Army was wasted.
It is noticeable that neither the prison nor the Army paid any attention to public safety in these cases. Two men were released in a worsened state and permitted to victimize the public. Thus all measures taken were apparently detrimental to public well-being.
We can further notice that our task in Scientology is being made harder by the presence and practice of Euro-Russian psychotherapy and the handling of criminals in government areas.
A time has come for a reform of these matters.
The correction of prison and Army systems of punishment and the introduction of mental methods which do not make cases less approachable are both needful.
In a national disaster the presence of a large number of criminals and insane in our midst, unreformed and loosed upon us, could well mean the fact that gives us defeat.
The time to start is now, not when a man brings chaos to the whole public.