James Thomas Rook Jr.

What Secular courts do or don't do does not excuse what our Tribunals do or don't do.
When a Jury is selected, a person's lawyer and they have the right to select from a Jury Pool, usually about 30 people,  12 people "good and true" from the Jury pool. 
I have BEEN in a Jury Pool thankyouverymuch!
Everybody knows what their names are, even though they are referred to as "Juror No. 3", or "Juror No. 6" etc., AFTER they are selected.
Before their selection, the defense lawyer tries to find out everything there is to know about each potential juror, and ESPECIALLY those mutually selected by the prosecution and the defense.
But that is not the point AT ALL ... because a Congregational Judicial Trial is a trial by a Tribunal of Judges, which a defendant has no input at all.  They could be limp-wristed progressive Liberal Snowflakes, or "hanging Judges", or anything at all!
What I saw is a sad, sad story for another time, perhaps. Perhaps after I am safely dead.
The WDS Force is strong with you, Luke.

A congregational Judicial "Hearing" is NOT a jury trial ... It is a trial by Tribunal, who act as both Judges, and Jury.
The Congregational Judicial Committee is NOT a Jury, it is a Tribunal of Judges.
Your entire premise is faulty, TTH. That is a generous way of telling you you are WRONG. (again ...)
You may have been through all this before, but again, you are flat wrong. 
I was there!
I was the subject of the Trial, and the Tribunal, after being repeatedly asked to do so BY ME ... refused to tell me their names and Congregation.
 

The original video is still available on the ARC web site.
Try ignoring a summons to appear in Court, and see what happens.
HINT: Fine or imprisonment for contempt of Court.

It does NOT get any simpler than this:
If the Elders learn of something that is a criminal act involving Child Sexual Abuse ... ALWAYS report it to the Civil Authorities.
 
ONE SENTENCE!
Problem solved.... globally, and 100%.
 
See, that was not so hard.
 
 
 
 
.... ALL ELSE IS THE PURVEY OF WEASELS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Does a fish actually hate the Eagle that swoops down from the sky and sinks its talons in the side of a fish, to kill and eat?
You are an amazing person Billy.0
The worst case of WDS I have ever seen this side of the mirror, and always wrong about EVERYTHING!
Nothing new here ..... this is universally the case with agenda driven thinking.
None of us are immune to believing lies when we use agenda driven thinking.
 

A congregational Judicial "Hearing" is NOT a jury trial ... It is a trial by Tribunal, who act as both Judges, and Jury.
The Congregational Judicial Committee is NOT a Jury, it is a Tribunal of Judges.
Your entire premise is faulty, TTH. That is a generous way of telling you you are WRONG. (again ...)
You may have been through all this before, but again, you are flat wrong. 
I was there!
I was the subject of the Trial, and the Tribunal, after being repeatedly asked to do so BY ME ... refused to tell me their names and Congregation.
 

It does NOT get any simpler than this:
If the Elders learn of something that is a criminal act involving Child Sexual Abuse ... ALWAYS report it to the Civil Authorities.
 
ONE SENTENCE!
Problem solved.... globally, and 100%.
 
See, that was not so hard.
 
 
 
 
.... ALL ELSE IS THE PURVEY OF WEASELS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This is 100% NOT TRUE ... The ARC received their information by leaks, subpoenas, testimony and letters from victims, and mountains of hard evidence collected by victims and those knowing what actually happened ... (aka "apostates")  ....  that was forwarded to the commission.
I watched the proceedings in real time as it was happening ( I stayed awake all night watching for about a week, and more...) and the Elders, Branch Officials, and even GB member Geoffrey Jackson  were caught in multiple lies and infantile explanations.
The Videos are STILL available, if you want to refresh your memory.
Oh, never mind ... I forgot for a moment ... to refresh your memory, you would have had to have watched the proceedings the FIRST time.

I thought it was self evident, but since you asked me to (partially) explain .......
Their Justice system is set up to be accessible to everyone,...open... transparent ... AND ACCOUNTABLE if someone screws up, is incompetent, or evil .... and does not require "two witnesses". 
Let's say a victim of CSA is also murdered.
NOW you have NO witnesses.
Congregationally,  using the rules we live by, the criminal COMPLETELY escapes Justice.he feigns innocence, and THAT is the end of THAT.
The systems the Nations have can unravel the mystery using detective work, forensic evidence, and if they have a suspect, can try him for his alleged crimes in open court, where he can have witnesses from the general public, witnesses for his defense, and character witnesses in his behalf.  If he is poor with words, or too ignorant to make a determined and competent defense, he will be appointed a Lawyer who presumably IS competent to represent him.
In OUR system you cannot even have present Jehovah's Witnesses from the Congregation present ... and that's the fact, Jack.
You cannot have a transcript, you cannot record it on audio or video, you cannot have competent counsel represent you, and you have to file an appeal in 7 days or there is no appeal available.  The ones judging you do not even have to TELL YOU THEIR NAMES.
... AT LEAST THEY ARE NOT WEARING HOODED ROBES, AND CARRYING A SCYTHE., which is the only "blessing" there.
The Nations closely imitate the system God set up for Israel in ancient times ... and OUR system resembles loosely one set up by any number of tyrants.
The Nations have the MORAL HIGH GROUND because their Justice system more closely imitates the one Jehovah God set up, and ours more closely resembles  a  Public Relations Corporation's damage control department.
 
And that's that's the fact, Jack.
 
 

If God CONTROLS all governments, as you have just stated, BTK, then the Nazis are blameless for their atrocities.
You cannot have it BOTH ways!

Just a side observation, a little off topic, but I am sorry to say, I felt the same way. Like you though, I don't think Br. Jackson is haughty, and probably neither are the others, but it seems that Br. Jackson was looking down on counsel assisting as someone who was completely incompetent and ignorant of the scriptures and had no idea where to find any of the Bible books. I understand why most of us believe "worldly" people lack knowledge in that department, because most probably do, but I could see it really started to get on Stewart's nerves when Br. Jackson kept repeatedly "guiding" him to find the books. In a few instances I felt like those two were like two roosters in a ring.
 

Maybe they're just worried if they didn't call on you you might get upset and reach for your holster

Well, for what it is worth, I gave an answer at the Watchtower Study Saturday before Last, and my wife gave one this Saturday, at the Kingdom Hall I have been attending since 2000, when I moved here .... for whatever THAT is worth.
If I was not a JW in good standing (actually, I sit down a lot ...) the WT Study Conductor would not have called on me.
You really ought to quit attacking me, anonymous BTK ... you ALWAYS lose the argument ... because your agenda driven perspective is so screwed up.
It is getting tiresome trouncing you soundly every time you attack me, but I do seem to get a perverse pleasure out of it.
.... never mind.
It's either this or have fun watching my pet chickens when I hand feed them multi-grain bread !

It does NOT get any simpler than this:
If the Elders learn of something that is a criminal act involving Child Sexual Abuse ... ALWAYS report it to the Civil Authorities.
 
ONE SENTENCE!
Problem solved.... globally, and 100%.
 
See, that was not so hard.
 
 
 
 
.... ALL ELSE IS THE PURVEY OF WEASELS.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

May I suggest that you talk to your Doctor about getting you some Adderall?
I think 20mg, twice a day would help you to stay focused.
I don't think they have anything for your WDS.
... or your spelling ... hehehehe .
 

The original video is still available on the ARC web site.
Try ignoring a summons to appear in Court, and see what happens.
HINT: Fine or imprisonment for contempt of Court.

GDPR  has put a stop to this in Europe unless acquainted

I try to be a good Jehovah's Witness, because I recognize that it is, as I have said before, "the only game in town."
But I am not a Corporate shill, and divorce myself publicly from the areas where Corporate Protection is the foremost consideration, and lack of common sense, and lunatic reasonings on theology ( which is now controlled by the Society's Lawyers and Accountants...) rules.
 
THAT'S how I do it.
 

Thank you so much JWI, for posting this, ( TELL NO ONE (2019) | Full Documentary Movie by Tomasz Sekielski | English Subtitles ) :
My wife, Susan, and I just watched this stunning documentary.
WOW!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=BrUvQ3W3nV4
For some reason, although I tried three times to download it to my outboard USB Hard Drives with my usual piece of software "YouTube Downloader', it failed .... so I had to use my new favorite piece of software "FastStone Capture"  ($20) to capture the movie as it played on my monitor, in real time. 
 
This meant we had to watch it through, in real time 1:1, but the capture is apparently as good as the original movie, at least on my 17" monitors, depending on how fast you set the capture frame rate.
If it shows up on your monitor .... you can capture it to your hard drive, with "FastStone Capture". 
It will even capture everything on a page of a blog like this, from top to bottom, by automatically scrolling down, and capturing as it goes.
This is an example:
 

This is 100% NOT TRUE ... The ARC received their information by leaks, subpoenas, testimony and letters from victims, and mountains of hard evidence collected by victims and those knowing what actually happened ... (aka "apostates")  ....  that was forwarded to the commission.
I watched the proceedings in real time as it was happening ( I stayed awake all night watching for about a week, and more...) and the Elders, Branch Officials, and even GB member Geoffrey Jackson  were caught in multiple lies and infantile explanations.
The Videos are STILL available, if you want to refresh your memory.
Oh, never mind ... I forgot for a moment ... to refresh your memory, you would have had to have watched the proceedings the FIRST time.

If God CONTROLS all governments, as you have just stated, BTK, then the Nazis are blameless for their atrocities.
You cannot have it BOTH ways!

What irritates me the most ... really burns my overweight butt ... is that the Secular Authorities HAVE THE MORAL HIGH GROUND.

Brother Jackson did an excellent job under the circumstances. Some of what he said indicated that the GB really would go back and rethink policies that were in place, and I believe it's no coincidence that we have seen more good progress since the ARC hearings.
However, I never heard anyone (who watched Jackson's testimony in its entirety) point out any instances or evidences of humility. Sorry to say it, but his overall demeanor, to me, actually stood out as haughty and smug. I don't think that was just me. And it's not that I think this is how he is, or how the GB usually are, I have seen many instances of the GB showing humility and true concern. But I saw several evidences of the opposite, here.
In fact, I think that McClellan, took notice of Brother Jackson's (who is an Australian citizen) attempts to reposition his testimony as an "opportunity" and something that worked out because he was only there (traveling in Australia) to take care of his elderly father. In fact, I understand that for no other person did Judge McClellan thank someone for their testimony and then add the words he added here at 1:07:41-45. The Judge, with a possible bit of derisive head-shaking of his own adds: ". . . you are now formally excused from your summons." It's even possible to interpret the half-second loss of Brother Jackson's "smirk" to that very remark at 1:07:47.
 

Not funny, but that was nearly the exact image I already had in mind when watching an expose of the Catholic Church in Poland over the last hour or so. Using only a few specific cases, they were able to get elderly priests to confess the details in front of their accusers. It's not only an indictment of the prevalence of CSA in the Catholic Church, but an indictment of the lengths the Catholic Church has gone to in covering it up. Watching the collusion of bishops so worried about the reputation of their church, rather than justice for the victims, especially reminded me of your image of hooded robes and scythes. It's long, and in Polish, so if anyone is interested, it's probably best to learn how to speed up a video and add English subtitles for those, like me, who don't know a word of Polish.
It has 22,000,000 views already:
TELL NO ONE (2019) | Full Documentary Movie by Tomasz Sekielski | English Subtitles 
 

This is 100% NOT TRUE ... The ARC received their information by leaks, subpoenas, testimony and letters from victims, and mountains of hard evidence collected by victims and those knowing what actually happened ... (aka "apostates")  ....  that was forwarded to the commission.
I watched the proceedings in real time as it was happening ( I stayed awake all night watching for about a week, and more...) and the Elders, Branch Officials, and even GB member Geoffrey Jackson  were caught in multiple lies and infantile explanations.
The Videos are STILL available, if you want to refresh your memory.
Oh, never mind ... I forgot for a moment ... to refresh your memory, you would have had to have watched the proceedings the FIRST time.