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Public  #1891   BURNING_TIME ECHO   Entered 08:26 Tuesday   24-Dec-91
From: Cheryl Mathison
  To: All
  Re: Merry Christmas



Hello Everyone.  Mr. Germer has decided to out-do himself this time, and sent
me legitimate harrassing NetMail.

I'm sure the Fundies might think this poem is "cute", but to anyone familiar
with the inquisition and other items in his message, it is a letter of
religious persecution, a Federal Crime since it was committed across state
lines.

I have made a formal Policy Complaint against him on those grounds (letter in
next message), and will get the FBI involved if I have to.

His NC has 30 days to reply.

Blessed Be!
Cheryl

 * Originally by Bob Germer, 1:266/21@fidonet
 * Originally to Cheryl Mathison, 8:914/169
 * Originally dated 24 Dec 1991, 7:09

On the first day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
A Spanish Inquisition

[.....]

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Twelve Christian crosses
Eleven witches dying
Ten Saints apraying
Nine Stars of David
Eight stakes awaiting
Seven cauldrons boiling
Six hexing signs
Five Jesuits
Four triangles
Three broom sticks
Two Voodoo dolls
And a Spanish Inquisition







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 * Origin: PODS->GateNet Gate 510-481-0961 14.4/HST/V32b/V42b (93:9300/0.0)


Public  #1892   BURNING_TIME ECHO   Entered 08:19 Tuesday   24-Dec-91
From: Cheryl Mathison
  To: All                                             Next: 1908
  Re: Formal Complaint



 * Originally by Cheryl Mathison, 1:215/69@Fidonet
 * Originally to Barry Geller, 1:266/0
 * Originally dated 24 Dec 1991, 8:17

 * Original to: Barry Geller

cc: John Nobriga

Hello Barry.

I have received yet another harrassing letter from Mr. Germer.  I have
continually told him in the ZEC echo to leave me alone, yet he has refused.
As long as he kept it to the ZEC echo, I was not going to do anything about
it. However, this NetMail is a definate case of religious harrassment.  You
received my last letter telling you to do something about him.

Now I am making a FORMAL POLICY COMPLAINT about him on the grounds that
sending religious harrassment letters accross state lines is a FELONY.

The last letter was merely persecution.  This one is harrassment and is
threatening in its intent.  Therefore, I hereby request that his node number
be pulled from Fido.

I am not the only person receiving these letters:  Jonny Vee of 1:215/606 has
also received a hate-letter, though it was not religiously bent.  However, he
would not have sent one to anyone but a Pagan.

I am getting sick of his persecution and harrassment and demand justice.

You have 30 days to respond to this matter as of Fido Policy 4.07.  This is
NOT an "Excessively Annoying" complaint.  He has performed ILLEGAL ACTIONS
against me.  If something is not done on the Fido level about him, I will go
to the FBI with the letter, as he has kindly left his address in the ZEC echo
for me to give them.

I will expect your reply by January 23rd.

Blessed Be!
Cheryl

(55)    24 Dec 91  07:09:42     Rcvd: Tue 24 Dec  7:46
By: Bob Germer, Capital City BBS (1:266/21@fidonet)
To: Cheryl Mathison, Yellow Submarine (8:914/169)
Re: Merry Christmas
St: Pvt Crash Rcvd


From: Cheryl Mathison                                 Prev: 1908
  To: Thomas Blackwolfe                               Next: 1945
  Re: Formal Complaint



 > Hiya, if ya' don't mind my asking, would you share some more of
 > the intent of the letter.  More specifically what entailed the
 > threats and the violation of federal law.

That's easy.  This was the second netmail I've received from him.  The first
went through and claimed that Pagans were devil worshippers, etc., and that we
should basically not be allowed to have Pagan echos on the Fido Backbone.
Then came his responses to a post I made on the ZEC echo, which attacked me
outright.  This last was after a request to his NC to talk to him about
sending harrassing netmail.  He blatantly ignored the warning not to send
hate-mail through the Nets.  He *KNOWS* that his mail does "interesting"
things to my blood pressure, so his provocations in the ZEC echo were bad
enough to have me needing to rest as much as possible.  Then, Christmas Eve,
he sends a "Christmas Card" so filled with hate that it gave me the shakes.
My question is simple: Will it stop with NetMail, or will he actually try to
sabotage my system or worse, attack my family in some way?  A quick call to
Family Services has ruined more than one family...  The man is dangerous
because he is irrationally filled with hate.

I haven't been well since my dad died in October, and was just starting to
"come out of it" when his netmail arrived.  He was specifically harrassing me
because of my post on the ZEC echo.  Religious Harrassment has been declared
against the law in several states, California is one of them.  I will be
looking into the New Jersey version of it.  In the mean time, hopefully he
will learn that it does not pay to send religious harrassment through the Net.

BTW, I've spoken to some Xtians about his actions, and they were appaulled
 at what he did, and hope I win my complaint.

I hope this helps to answer your question.  "Gay Bashing" is in roughly the
same category as "Religious Harrassment", and recently a guy was convicted on
the Gay Bashing issue.

Blessed Be!
Cheryl