[Nuclear1]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7745143.stm

A security guard has shot and killed a man on the grounds of a Hollywood building owned by the Scientology church, Los Angeles police say.

Reports say the unidentified man arrived at the Scientology Celebrity Centre wielding swords.

Police are questioning the security guard to determine whether the shooting was justified.

The building, in the style of a French castle, serves as a meeting place for artists and performers.

The Church of Scientology was established in 1945 by science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard.

It claims 10 million members worldwide, including celebrity devotees Tom Cruise and John Travolta.

Way to go...

[Mefustae]

Reports say the unidentified man arrived at the Scientology Celebrity Centre wielding swords.

...Admit it, that's what you all thought of when you read that.

[Herra Tohtori]

Epic Fail.

[Kosh]

Not like anything will happen to them.....too well connected.

[karajorma]

Well to be fair, if someone turned up with a pair of swords it's probably their own bloody fault they got shot. If you attempt to walk into a place you know is full of crazy people while carrying an offensive weapon you should really be expecting a violent response.

Much as I hate Scientology I'm not going to make an automatic assumption that they were in the wrong here.

[TrashMan]

Was it some kind of costume party or something? The meeting was held in a castle-like building. Were the swords even real? Was the man friggin insane? 

We'll have to wait for some more answers, but it certanly is a strange case.

[S-99]

Given how they described the building to be as a medieval french castle thing. I'd just assume someone was showing up in costume. Likely convenient for the author of the article to leave out all detail of the swords the man showed up with. We don't know if they were fake or real. I bet they were fake swords. Sounds to me like this is full of no information and designed for trolling on the internet just to get reader attention and talkback. Not much can be garnered except for stupid people hating a gun toting trigger happy security guard (this is what dumb people will conclude with despite the obvious lack of information in general).  Not enough information to hate the swordsman or the guard is in the article.

I do have a theory as to what happened in my own opinion as follows:
Given how they described the building to be as a medieval french castle thing. I'd just assume someone was showing up in costume. Likely convenient for the author of the article to leave out all detail of the swords the man showed up with. We don't know if they were fake or real. I bet they were fake swords. Sounds to me like this is full of no information and designed for trolling on the internet just to get reader attention and talkback. Not much can be garnered except for stupid people hating a gun toting trigger happy security guard (this is what dumb people will conclude with despite the obvious lack of information in general).  Not enough information to hate the swordsman or the guard is in the article.

Scientology does seem too vein these days. Why exactly make the people who say scientology is dangerous up for prosecution?

[Kosh]

Remember guys: This is the same Scientology that launched a massive espionage attempt against the US government in the 70's:

Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology's name for a project during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard. This project included a series of infiltrations and thefts from 136 government agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations critical of Scientology, carried out by Church members, in more than 30 countries;[1] the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history[2] with up to 5,000 covert agents.[3] This was also the operation that exposed 'Operation Freakout', due to the fact that this was the case that brought the government into investigation on the Church.[3]

Under this program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, and theft of documents in government offices, most notably those of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Eleven highly-placed Church executives, including Mary Sue Hubbard (wife of founder L. Ron Hubbard and second-in-command of the organization), pled guilty or were convicted in federal court of obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property. The case was United States vs. Mary Sue Hubbard et al., 493 F. Supp. 209 (D.D.C. 1979).[4][5][6][7]

Why the church wasn't outright banned after that is a mystery. 

[Mars]

Silly cults with illusions of grandeur

[kalnaren]

Remember guys: This is the same Scientology that launched a massive espionage attempt against the US government in the 70's:

Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology's name for a project during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard. This project included a series of infiltrations and thefts from 136 government agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations critical of Scientology, carried out by Church members, in more than 30 countries;[1] the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history[2] with up to 5,000 covert agents.[3] This was also the operation that exposed 'Operation Freakout', due to the fact that this was the case that brought the government into investigation on the Church.[3]

Under this program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, and theft of documents in government offices, most notably those of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Eleven highly-placed Church executives, including Mary Sue Hubbard (wife of founder L. Ron Hubbard and second-in-command of the organization), pled guilty or were convicted in federal court of obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property. The case was United States vs. Mary Sue Hubbard et al., 493 F. Supp. 209 (D.D.C. 1979).[4][5][6][7]

Why the church wasn't outright banned after that is a mystery. 

Because they're well connected with a lot of money.

[Stormkeeper]

Someone should go rustle up a few impressionable young terrorists and impress upon them that Scientology is the real Satan. That way you can kill two birds with one stone; Stop Scientology, and stop terrorism.

[Bobboau]

for those of you thinking/saying only a crazy man would do that. you are absolutely correct but who didn't see that comeing. former scientologists have a habit of doing **** like this.there is apparently evidence of him being involved until 2004.

[Nuclear1]

That way you can kill two birds with one stone; Stop Scientology, and stop terrorism.

Terrorists killing terrorists?  I like it.

[Bobboau]

careful what you joke about

[Colonol Dekker]

I'm never telling a joke on teh interweb again

[Stormkeeper]

I'm in Singapore; the PAP won't want to lose its control of the population by letting Scientology in.

[Vidmaster]

you guys know that there is an office for their founder/demi-god/budda-fake in every Scientology Building? It's never used of course, since the guy is dead (ascended to a higher level) but it's there anyway. Just in case he wants to drop in once.

[TrashMan]

careful what you joke about

"We believe this man is extreemly dangerous. He told a joke. Shoot to kill."

[terran_emperor]

Nice one TM, but i think that should  be "Terminate With Extreme Prejudice"

Disclaimer:
1) a renunciation of any claim to or connection with;
2) disavowal;
3) a statement made to save one's own ass.

Disclaimer: What follows is my opinion of scientology. Offence can and will occur. If you don't wish to be offended then read no further

Scientology? Pah! It's a Religion applied to Science and UFOs.
It's not worth calling it a religion - and i say this as a near Atheist well technically Religion: unknown.

you guys know that there is an office for their founder/demi-god/budda-fake in every Scientology Building? It's never used of course, since the guy is dead (ascended to a higher level) but it's there anyway. Just in case he wants to drop in once.

Someone ought to get plastic surgery to look like guy and see if they can get in

[Colonol Dekker]

You up for it?