Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00171)

Mr. Aveline has said that the Coulomb pamphlet is poisonous and 
counterfeit. And he compared the circulation of such material to the 
passing around of poisons and counterfeit bills.

He accused me of passing around such poisons and counterfeit bills
when I quoted a few pages from the Coulomb pamphlet in my book 
<http://esotericworld.net>.

Yet apparently Mr. Aveline justifies the Edmonton Theosophical 
Society publishing the WHOLE pamphlet when he writes:

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The ETS made a SMALL reproduction of the Coulomb fake attacks seeing
it as A HISTORICAL document. 
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caps added.

Mr. Aveline seems to be saying that the ETS reproduction of the whole
pamphlet is different because they only made a SMALL number of
reproductions for maybe 20 libraries (how many individuals received
copies also??).

Apparently Mr. Aveline is saying that it is okay to circulate what he 
himself has called "poisons" and "counterfeit bills" IF ..... IF you 
only circulate "some" copies rather than circulating "many" or a 
greater number of copies.

This type of thinking simply doesn't make sense. 

If Mr. Aveline's characterization of the Coulomb material/pamphlet is 
really true and accurate ("poisons" and "counterfeit bills") then 
whether you circulate a few or 20 or more, the "crime" would be the 
same.

Would such a silly defense work in a court of law??? 

The defendant says to the judge:

"But your honor, I only circulated a SMALL number of the
counterfeit bills."

"Your honor, I only circulated maybe 20 vials of poison."

Daniel