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The Eyes of
Scientology
By Jeff
Jacobsen 9/2000
The Church of Scientology
owns $40 million of property in Clearwater, much of it downtown. Church
properties have security measures much more similar to prisons than
what a reasonable person would consider church property would have.
Below are photos of security cameras trained on Clearwater public areas
taken in 2000. This does NOT include other cameras on Scientology properties
that do not point at public areas. The question is, why is Scientology
so concerned about Clearwater citizens going past their properties on
the public areas? And why are there so many Scientology security people
walking around with cell phones, walkie talkies and video cameras?
For contrast, check
out your own church or synagogue to see how many cameras are on it. Check
out city hall, your bank, Albertson's, or any other organization or
business downtown.
Update
5/12/01
In February of 2001,
during criminal court proceedings, Scientology admitted to having well
over 100 cameras aimed internally at their members and at the public
in Clearwater.
Hacienda Gardens
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(1) Hacienda
Gardens, on Airport Road, near Saturn overlooking public
sidewalk. |
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(2) Hacienda Gardens, corner of
Airport and Keene, overlooking public sidewalk. (note motion sensors
on fence.) |
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(3) Aims at
where a driver would be when stopped at the stop sign at Keene and
Airport. This was removed after I posted a web page about these
cameras. |
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(4) Aims at
where a car's license plate would be when stopped at the stop sign
at Keene and Airport. This was removed after Jeff posted a web page
about these cameras. |
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Airport Rd. and Saturn, N.E.
corner. | |
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Airport Rd. and Saturn, N.E. corner. This points
exactly where a car license plate would be stopped at the stop
sign
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| Keene Rd. & Airport Rd., N.E. corner, facing
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Downtown
Clearwater
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(5) In this
innocent looking junction box is a camera aimed toward the east
entrance to the Lisa McPherson Trust at 33 North Fort
Harrison. |
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(6) Facing
south on Watterson Street, north of Cleveland
street. |
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(7) Facing North on North Fort Harrison East
sidewalk, North of Cleveland Street. This is about 10 feet
north of #26 |
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(8) 118
North Fort Harrison. |
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(9) 118
North Fort Harrison. |
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Watterson St. west side near Cleveland
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Ft. Harrison & Cleveland, SE
corner |
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West side of CMO building at 118 N. Fort
Harrison | |
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Camera pointing at the LMT on Watterson Street
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Fort Harrison
Hotel
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(10) Back of Fort Harrison Hotel at 210 South Fort
Harrison. | |
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(11) North side of Fort Harrison Hotel, 210 South
Fort Harrison. A motion sensor is just to the left of this
camera. | |
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(12) Front of Fort Harrison Hotel, 210 South Fort
Harrison. | |
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(13) Southeast corner of Fort Harrison Hotel, 210
South Fort
Harrison. | |
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(14)
Northeast corner of Fort Harrison Hotel, 210 South Fort
Harrison. |
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(15) North
side of Fort Harrison Hotel, 210 South Fort
Harrison. |
Bayside
Motel
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(16) Bayside Motel, 1824 North Fort
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The Gaslight
Alley
These cameras are in
an alley just east of the Coachman building at the southeast corner of
Cleveland and Ft. Harrison Ave. It was renovated in 2001 by the Citizens for a Better Clearwater.
Did Scientology's
influence on the CBC cause this to be the first project for the group?
In any case, Scientology's security cameras continued to be trained on
people who visit this public "park."
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Alley on south side of Cleveland east of Ft.
Harrison Ave. close to
sidewalk | |
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Alley on south side of Cleveland east of Ft.
Harrison Ave. near back of
alley | |
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