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'''Howard Keith Henson''' (b. ]) is an ] ] and ] on ], ], ] and ]. He is also a founding member of the ], a lifetime member of the ], and an ] against the ]. '''Howard Keith Henson''' (b. ]) is an ] ] and ] on ], ], ] and ]. He is also a founding member of the ], a lifetime member of the ], and an ] against the ].{{fact}}


==Early Influences== ==Early Influences==
Keith Henson grew up as an “army brat” attending seven schools before 7th grade. His father, Lt. Col. Howard W. Henson (1909-2001), was a decorated ] officer who spent much of his career in Army Intelligence. The science-fiction author ] played a major role in influencing his early life. Henson graduated from Prescott High School shortly after his father retired, before attending the ] and receiving a degree in ]. Keith Henson grew up as an “army brat” attending seven schools before 7th grade. His father, Lt. Col. Howard W. Henson (1909-2001), was a decorated ] officer who spent much of his career in Army Intelligence. The science-fiction author ] played a major role in influencing his early life. Henson graduated from Prescott High School shortly after his father retired, before attending the ] and receiving a degree in ].{{fact}}


==Druid Days== ==Druid Days==
Henson was known at the University of Arizona as one of the founders of the ] Student Center, where a campus humor newspaper, ''The Frumious Bandersnatch'',<ref>, February, 2007.</ref> was published in the late 1960s. (The Druids were also known for making UFOs. <ref>, Vol. 6, No. 9, Editor: Kent Harker</ref>) Henson was known at the University of Arizona as one of the founders of the ] Student Center, where a campus humor newspaper, ''The Frumious Bandersnatch'',<ref>, February, 2007.</ref> was published in the late 1960s. (The Druids were also known for making UFOs. <ref>, Vol. 6, No. 9, Editor: Kent Harker</ref>){{fact}}


During much of this period, Henson worked at a ] company, mostly running induced polarization surveys in the western US and ]. Henson also programmed geophysical type cases and wrote data reduction programs for the company. During much of this period, Henson worked at a ] company, mostly running induced polarization surveys in the western US and ]. Henson also programmed geophysical type cases and wrote data reduction programs for the company.{{fact}}


==Analog Engineering== ==Analog Engineering==
After graduation, Henson went to work for ] Research, now merged into ]. While there, he worked on extremely low distortion quadrature oscillators and non-linear function modules--multipliers, vector adders and root-mean-square modules. His first patent was a design for a 4-quadrant log-antilog multiplier. After graduation, Henson went to work for ] Research, now merged into ]. While there, he worked on extremely low distortion quadrature oscillators and non-linear function modules--multipliers, vector adders and root-mean-square modules. His first patent was a design for a 4-quadrant log-antilog multiplier.{{fact}}


During this time Henson became familiar with the ] work of ]. During this time Henson became familiar with the ] work of ].


After Burr Brown, Henson worked for a company in ], where he was fired for refusing to certify an electronic module for a ] plant that failed to meet a required ] specification.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} (Failure of similar modules contributed to the partial melt down of the ] near ].) After Burr Brown, Henson worked for a company in ], where he was fired for refusing to certify an electronic module for a ] plant that failed to meet a required ] specification.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} (Failure of similar modules contributed to the partial melt down of the ] near ].){{fact}}


He then set up his own company, Analog Precision Inc., producing specialized computer interface equipment and related industrial control devices. He then set up his own company, Analog Precision Inc., producing specialized computer interface equipment and related industrial control devices.


==L5 Society== ==L5 Society==
In the mid-] Henson was introduced to the ] work of Dr. ] of ], by the ] Dr. Dan Jones <ref>, ], retrieved 02-05-07.</ref>, an occasional rock climbing partner of Henson. To promote these ideas, Henson and his then-wife, ], founded the ]. In the mid-] Henson was introduced to the ] work of Dr. ] of ], by the ] Dr. Dan Jones <ref>, ], retrieved 02-05-07.</ref>, an occasional rock climbing partner of Henson. To promote these ideas, Henson and his then-wife, ], founded the ].{{fact}}


Henson co-wrote papers for three Space Manufacturing conferences at Princeton. The ] and ] papers were co-authored with ]. Patents were issued on both subjects &mdash; ] and space radiators. Henson co-wrote papers for three Space Manufacturing conferences at Princeton. The ] and ] papers were co-authored with ]. Patents were issued on both subjects &mdash; ] and space radiators.{{fact}}


In ], Henson testified before the ] when the L5 Society successfully opposed the ]. The society was represented by ] (later a figure in the ] proceedings). The experience eventually became an article by the name of "Star Laws," jointly written by Henson and Arel Lucas and published in '']''. In ], Henson testified before the ] when the L5 Society successfully opposed the ].{{fact}} The society was represented by ] (later a figure in the ] proceedings). The experience eventually became an article by the name of "Star Laws," jointly written by Henson and Arel Lucas and published in '']''.


==Cryonics== ==Cryonics==
In ], having been convinced by ] that ] provided a route to make it work, Henson, his wife and their 2-year old daughter signed up with ] for ]. Following the Dora Kent problems <ref>, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, ''Excerpted from Cryonics, March 1988''</ref>, Henson became increasingly active. After Alcor had to freeze their chief surgeon, he learned enough surgery to put several cryonics patients on ]. He also wrote a column for Alcor’s magazine for a few years. In ], having been convinced by ] that ] provided a route to make it work, Henson, his wife and their 2-year old daughter signed up with ] for ]. Following the Dora Kent problems <ref>, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, ''Excerpted from Cryonics, March 1988''</ref>, Henson became increasingly active. After Alcor had to freeze their chief surgeon, he learned enough surgery to put several cryonics patients on ]. He also wrote a column for Alcor’s magazine for a few years.{{fact}}


In that same year, Henson moved to ], consulting for a number of firms, and eventually debugging garbage collection software for the last stage of ]. He was still working for the company that bought the Xanadu license when Scientology lawyer ] tried to destroy the news group ] (see ]). In that same year, Henson moved to ], consulting for a number of firms, and eventually debugging garbage collection software for the last stage of ]. He was still working for the company that bought the Xanadu license when Scientology lawyer ] tried to destroy the news group ] (see ]).{{fact}}


==Memetics== ==Memetics==
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==Extropians== ==Extropians==
Henson participated in the difficult-to-find early ] news group, and was the memetics editor for '']'' when it was a paper publication. Henson participated in the difficult-to-find early ] news group, and was the memetics editor for '']'' when it was a paper publication.{{fact}}


==Henson versus Scientology== ==Henson versus Scientology==
{{ScientologySeries}} {{ScientologySeries}}
Henson has become one of the focal points of the ongoing struggle between the ] and its critics, often referred to as ]. Henson is a staunch critic of Scientology, and his activities resulted in his being convicted under a ] law for interfering with the ] of Scientologists. A fugitive from an arrest warrant in ], Henson moved to ] and sought refugee status there. Henson believes his life would be threatened by Scientology if he returned to the ] to serve his sentence.{{fact}} The church, on the other hand, has repeatedly declared that Henson is a ] and a ]. Henson lived quietly in Brantford for three years while he unsuccessfully attempted to gain asylum status in Canada as a refugee. His request was ultimately denied and, in 2005, he was ordered to present himself for deportation and transfer to US authorities. Instead, Hanson fled to the Unites States and later presented himself to the Canadian consolate in Detroit. He then settled in Prescott, Arizona where he remained for two years until his recent arrest by Arizona authorities.<ref>http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=393597&catname=Local%20News&classif=News%20-%20Local</ref> Henson has become one of the focal points of the ongoing struggle between the ] and its critics, often referred to as ]. Henson is a staunch critic of Scientology, and his activities resulted in his being convicted under a ] law for interfering with the ] of Scientologists. A fugitive from an arrest warrant in ], Henson moved to ] and sought refugee status there. Henson believes his life would be threatened by Scientology if he returned to the ] to serve his sentence.{{fact}} The church, on the other hand, has repeatedly declared that Henson is a ] and a ]. Henson lived quietly in Brantford for three years while he unsuccessfully attempted to gain asylum status in Canada as a refugee. His request was ultimately denied and, in 2005, he was ordered to present himself for deportation and transfer to US authorities. Instead, Hanson fled to the Unites States and later presented himself to the Canadian consolate in Detroit. He then settled in Prescott, Arizona where he remained for two years until his recent arrest by Arizona authorities, following a failed attempt to fight deportation by Canadian authorities.<ref>http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=393597&catname=Local%20News&classif=News%20-%20Local</ref>


According to '']'', Henson worked in the ] for a geophysics company in Arizona. During that time, Henson arranged ] parties in the desert "similar to ]" (described in the book ''Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition'' by ]). Ken Hoden, the general manager of Golden Era (the Church of Scientology's film production facility), claimed Henson was a ] with extensive background in explosives, and compared Henson to ]. "Based on evidence we were able to collect off the Internet, his intention was to destroy utterly, to leave not one stone unturned." ] Sheriff’s Detective Tony Greer, the lead investigator, said, "In reviewing all of the Internet postings I did not see any direct threat of violence towards the church or any personnel of the church." According to '']'', Henson worked in the ] for a geophysics company in Arizona. During that time, Henson arranged ] parties in the desert "similar to ]" (described in the book ''Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition'' by ]). Ken Hoden, the general manager of Golden Era (the Church of Scientology's film production facility), claimed Henson was a ] with extensive background in explosives, and compared Henson to ]. "Based on evidence we were able to collect off the Internet, his intention was to destroy utterly, to leave not one stone unturned." ] Sheriff’s Detective Tony Greer, the lead investigator, said, "In reviewing all of the Internet postings I did not see any direct threat of violence towards the church or any personnel of the church."
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The Church of Scientology immediately threatened to sue Henson, but he did not back down from his claims. Immediately afterwards, Henson was served with a lawsuit by the church's legal arm, the ], (RTC). Henson defended himself in order to avoid the massive legal costs incurred in a Scientology lawsuit (see ]). After a lengthy court battle involving massive amounts of paperwork, Henson was found guilty of ]. He was ordered to pay $75,000 in fines, an amount trumpeted by the church as the largest copyright damages award ever levied against an individual. However, it is estimated that the organization spent a total of about $2 million in litigation against Henson. The Church of Scientology immediately threatened to sue Henson, but he did not back down from his claims. Immediately afterwards, Henson was served with a lawsuit by the church's legal arm, the ], (RTC). Henson defended himself in order to avoid the massive legal costs incurred in a Scientology lawsuit (see ]). After a lengthy court battle involving massive amounts of paperwork, Henson was found guilty of ]. He was ordered to pay $75,000 in fines, an amount trumpeted by the church as the largest copyright damages award ever levied against an individual. However, it is estimated that the organization spent a total of about $2 million in litigation against Henson.


Henson declared ] in response to the judgment, though the church dogged him through every step of the filing process. Henson began protesting Scientology regularly, standing outside of Scientology's film studio, the ], with a picket sign. The organization sought assistance from the authorities, and finally Henson was arrested and brought on trial for criminal charges. Henson declared ] in response to the judgment, though the church dogged him through every step of the filing process. Henson began protesting Scientology regularly, standing outside of Scientology's film studio, the ], with a picket sign. The organization sought assistance from the authorities, and finally Henson was arrested and brought on trial for criminal charges.{{fact}}


He was charged with three ]s by California Law: making terrorist threats, attempting to make terrorist threats and making threats to interfere with freedom to enjoy a constitutional privilege. Henson was not allowed to present in court the Scientology literature from which the language of the alleged threats was derived. He was charged with three ]s by California Law: making terrorist threats, attempting to make terrorist threats and making threats to interfere with freedom to enjoy a constitutional privilege. Henson was not allowed to present in court the Scientology literature from which the language of the alleged threats was derived.{{fact}}


The jury verdict of the trial resulted in Henson being convicted of one of the three charges: "interfering with a religion." This charge carried a prison term of six months. On the other two charges, the jury did not agree.<ref></ref> The jury verdict of the trial resulted in Henson being convicted of one of the three charges: "interfering with a religion." This charge carried a prison term of six months. On the other two charges, the jury did not agree.<ref></ref>


Henson, who had been pursued relentlessly by the church since the original lawsuit over three years previous, stated his belief that if he went to prison, his life would be placed in jeopardy. Rather than serve his sentence, Henson chose to emigrate to ] and apply for ]. Henson, who had been pursued relentlessly by the church since the original lawsuit over three years previous, stated his belief that if he went to prison, his life would be placed in jeopardy. Rather than serve his sentence, Henson chose to emigrate to ] and apply for ].{{fact}}


The ], as well as Henson's supporters on the ] newsgroup ''alt.religion.scientology'', claim his trial was biased, unfair and a mockery of justice. Henson was prohibited by the trial judge, for example, from arguing that copying documents for the purpose of criticism is ].<ref></ref> The ], as well as Henson's supporters on the ] newsgroup ''alt.religion.scientology'', claim his trial was biased, unfair and a mockery of justice. Henson was prohibited by the trial judge, for example, from arguing that copying documents for the purpose of criticism is ].<ref></ref>
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==Current status== ==Current status==
===Ontario, Canada (2001-2005)=== ===Ontario, Canada (2001-2005)===
Henson lived in Brantford, Ontario from 2001 to ] and worked as an electronics engineer. After spending three years there, Henson was finally notified that a decision had been reached on his application. He was instructed to appear in person at a meeting on ], 2005, to learn what the decision was. The implication was that a negative decision would result in his being deported back to the US by Canadian law enforcement. Henson lived in Brantford, Ontario from 2001 to ] and worked as an electronics engineer. After spending three years there, Henson was finally notified that a decision had been reached on his application. He was instructed to appear in person at a meeting on ], 2005, to learn what the decision was. The implication was that a negative decision would result in his being deported back to the US by Canadian law enforcement. {{or}}{{fact}}


<blockquote>"I'm not going to be shoved across the border into the hands of Scientologists," Henson said last week as he began packing. "I'll go to the border somewhere else, hand in my papers and disappear, preferably to a state where you can legitimately shoot bounty hunters." </blockquote> <blockquote>"I'm not going to be shoved across the border into the hands of Scientologists," Henson said last week as he began packing. "I'll go to the border somewhere else, hand in my papers and disappear, preferably to a state where you can legitimately shoot bounty hunters." </blockquote>


Citing concern over his personal safety in such an event (since Scientology might find out the handover time and place), Henson chose to instead quietly leave Brantford the previous night. He notified the Canadian government by fax that he had left Canada of his own accord. Citing concern over his personal safety in such an event (since Scientology might find out the handover time and place), Henson chose to instead quietly leave Brantford the previous night. He notified the Canadian government by fax that he had left Canada of his own accord. {{fact}}


===Arizona (2007)=== ===Arizona (2007)===

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Keith Henson
File:Keithhenson.jpgKeith Henson in Clearwater, Florida
Born1942
United States
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Arizona, electrical engineering
Known forL5 Society, founding member
National Space Society, lifetime member
Scientific career
Fieldselectrical engineer, life extension, cryonics, memetics, Evolutionary psychology

Howard Keith Henson (b. 1942) is an American electrical engineer and writer on life extension, cryonics, memetics and Evolutionary psychology. He is also a founding member of the L5 Society, a lifetime member of the National Space Society, and an activist against the Church of Scientology.

Early Influences

Keith Henson grew up as an “army brat” attending seven schools before 7th grade. His father, Lt. Col. Howard W. Henson (1909-2001), was a decorated US Army officer who spent much of his career in Army Intelligence. The science-fiction author Robert A. Heinlein played a major role in influencing his early life. Henson graduated from Prescott High School shortly after his father retired, before attending the University of Arizona and receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Druid Days

Henson was known at the University of Arizona as one of the founders of the Druid Student Center, where a campus humor newspaper, The Frumious Bandersnatch, was published in the late 1960s. (The Druids were also known for making UFOs. )

During much of this period, Henson worked at a geophysics company, mostly running induced polarization surveys in the western US and Peru. Henson also programmed geophysical type cases and wrote data reduction programs for the company.

Analog Engineering

After graduation, Henson went to work for Burr-Brown Research, now merged into Texas Instruments. While there, he worked on extremely low distortion quadrature oscillators and non-linear function modules--multipliers, vector adders and root-mean-square modules. His first patent was a design for a 4-quadrant log-antilog multiplier.

During this time Henson became familiar with the System dynamics work of Jay W. Forrester.

After Burr Brown, Henson worked for a company in Tucson, Arizona, where he was fired for refusing to certify an electronic module for a nuclear power plant that failed to meet a required MTBF specification. (Failure of similar modules contributed to the partial melt down of the Fermi reactor near Detroit.)

He then set up his own company, Analog Precision Inc., producing specialized computer interface equipment and related industrial control devices.

L5 Society

In the mid-1970s Henson was introduced to the Space colonization work of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill of Princeton University, by the physicist Dr. Dan Jones , an occasional rock climbing partner of Henson. To promote these ideas, Henson and his then-wife, Carolyn Meinel, founded the L5 Society.

Henson co-wrote papers for three Space Manufacturing conferences at Princeton. The 1977 and 1979 papers were co-authored with Eric Drexler. Patents were issued on both subjects — vapor phase fabrication and space radiators.

In 1980, Henson testified before the United States Congress when the L5 Society successfully opposed the Moon Treaty. The society was represented by Leigh Ratiner (later a figure in the Inslaw proceedings). The experience eventually became an article by the name of "Star Laws," jointly written by Henson and Arel Lucas and published in Reason Magazine.

Cryonics

In 1985, having been convinced by Eric Drexler that nanotechnology provided a route to make it work, Henson, his wife and their 2-year old daughter signed up with Alcor for cryonic suspension. Following the Dora Kent problems , Henson became increasingly active. After Alcor had to freeze their chief surgeon, he learned enough surgery to put several cryonics patients on cardiac bypass. He also wrote a column for Alcor’s magazine for a few years.

In that same year, Henson moved to Silicon Valley, consulting for a number of firms, and eventually debugging garbage collection software for the last stage of Project Xanadu. He was still working for the company that bought the Xanadu license when Scientology lawyer Helena Kobrin tried to destroy the news group alt.religion.scientology (see Scientology versus the Internet).

Memetics

Henson's wife, Arel Lucas, was credited by Douglas Hofstadter in Metamagical Themas for suggesting the study of memes be called memetics. Henson wrote two articles on memes in 1987, one published in Analog, the other, Memes, MetaMemes and Politics, circulated on the internet before being printed.

Eric S. Raymond, a long-time friend of Henson's, saw one of the early drafts of a later paper on memes and religion and has publicly credited it as an influence on the theory of peer-esteem rewards he developed to explain the open-source movement.

Extropians

Henson participated in the difficult-to-find early Extropian news group, and was the memetics editor for Extropy Magazine when it was a paper publication.

Henson versus Scientology

Template:ScientologySeries Henson has become one of the focal points of the ongoing struggle between the Church of Scientology and its critics, often referred to as Scientology versus the Internet. Henson is a staunch critic of Scientology, and his activities resulted in his being convicted under a California law for interfering with the civil rights of Scientologists. A fugitive from an arrest warrant in California, Henson moved to Canada and sought refugee status there. Henson believes his life would be threatened by Scientology if he returned to the United States to serve his sentence. The church, on the other hand, has repeatedly declared that Henson is a criminal and a terrorist. Henson lived quietly in Brantford for three years while he unsuccessfully attempted to gain asylum status in Canada as a refugee. His request was ultimately denied and, in 2005, he was ordered to present himself for deportation and transfer to US authorities. Instead, Hanson fled to the Unites States and later presented himself to the Canadian consolate in Detroit. He then settled in Prescott, Arizona where he remained for two years until his recent arrest by Arizona authorities, following a failed attempt to fight deportation by Canadian authorities.

According to LA Weekly, Henson worked in the 1970s for a geophysics company in Arizona. During that time, Henson arranged pyrotechnic parties in the desert "similar to Burning Man" (described in the book Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition by Ed Regis). Ken Hoden, the general manager of Golden Era (the Church of Scientology's film production facility), claimed Henson was a stalker with extensive background in explosives, and compared Henson to Timothy McVeigh. "Based on evidence we were able to collect off the Internet, his intention was to destroy utterly, to leave not one stone unturned." Riverside County Sheriff’s Detective Tony Greer, the lead investigator, said, "In reviewing all of the Internet postings I did not see any direct threat of violence towards the church or any personnel of the church."

Hoden also claimed that Scientology's prosecution of Henson had nothing to do with Scientology's Fair Game policy, claiming that no such policy existed. Twelve years before Hoden's statement, though, the appellate court had decided in Wollersheim v. the Church of Scientology that Fair Game was not a constitutionally protected "core practice" of Scientology, as the Church had claimed in that trial.

Henson entered the Scientology battle when it was at its most heated, in the mid-1990s. In 1996, many of Scientology's "secret writings" (see Scientology beliefs and practices) were released onto the Internet, and Scientology embarked on a massive worldwide campaign to keep them from being spread to the general public. Henson examined these writings, entitled New Era Dianetics (known as NOTS in Scientology, and to the organization's critics), and from his examination of these "secret" documents, he claimed that Scientology was committing medical fraud.

The NOTS documents, he said, contained detailed instructions for the treatment of physical ailments and illnesses through the use of Scientology practices. However, a Supreme Court decision in 1971 had declared that Scientology's writings were meant for "purely spiritual" purposes, and all Scientology books published since then have included disclaimers stating that Scientology's E-meter device "does nothing" and does not cure any physical ailments (United States v. Founding Church of Scientology et al., US District Court, District of Columbia 333 F. Supp. 357, July 30, 1971 ). The NOTS procedures, Henson claimed, were a violation of this decision. To prove his claim, Henson posted two pages from the NOTS documents onto the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology.

The Church of Scientology immediately threatened to sue Henson, but he did not back down from his claims. Immediately afterwards, Henson was served with a lawsuit by the church's legal arm, the Religious Technology Center, (RTC). Henson defended himself in order to avoid the massive legal costs incurred in a Scientology lawsuit (see Scientology and the Legal System). After a lengthy court battle involving massive amounts of paperwork, Henson was found guilty of copyright infringement. He was ordered to pay $75,000 in fines, an amount trumpeted by the church as the largest copyright damages award ever levied against an individual. However, it is estimated that the organization spent a total of about $2 million in litigation against Henson.

Henson declared bankruptcy in response to the judgment, though the church dogged him through every step of the filing process. Henson began protesting Scientology regularly, standing outside of Scientology's film studio, the Gold Base, with a picket sign. The organization sought assistance from the authorities, and finally Henson was arrested and brought on trial for criminal charges.

He was charged with three misdemeanors by California Law: making terrorist threats, attempting to make terrorist threats and making threats to interfere with freedom to enjoy a constitutional privilege. Henson was not allowed to present in court the Scientology literature from which the language of the alleged threats was derived.

The jury verdict of the trial resulted in Henson being convicted of one of the three charges: "interfering with a religion." This charge carried a prison term of six months. On the other two charges, the jury did not agree.

Henson, who had been pursued relentlessly by the church since the original lawsuit over three years previous, stated his belief that if he went to prison, his life would be placed in jeopardy. Rather than serve his sentence, Henson chose to emigrate to Canada and apply for political asylum.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, as well as Henson's supporters on the USENET newsgroup alt.religion.scientology, claim his trial was biased, unfair and a mockery of justice. Henson was prohibited by the trial judge, for example, from arguing that copying documents for the purpose of criticism is fair use.

Current status

Ontario, Canada (2001-2005)

Henson lived in Brantford, Ontario from 2001 to 2005 and worked as an electronics engineer. After spending three years there, Henson was finally notified that a decision had been reached on his application. He was instructed to appear in person at a meeting on September 14, 2005, to learn what the decision was. The implication was that a negative decision would result in his being deported back to the US by Canadian law enforcement.

"I'm not going to be shoved across the border into the hands of Scientologists," Henson said last week as he began packing. "I'll go to the border somewhere else, hand in my papers and disappear, preferably to a state where you can legitimately shoot bounty hunters."

Citing concern over his personal safety in such an event (since Scientology might find out the handover time and place), Henson chose to instead quietly leave Brantford the previous night. He notified the Canadian government by fax that he had left Canada of his own accord.

Arizona (2007)

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Hensons location as of February 3, 2007 was the Yavapai Detention Center in Prescott, Arizona, awaiting possible extradition to Riverside County, California. Henson has previously received death threats to the effect that he would be killed while serving his sentence. At the "initial appearance" hearing on Monday, February 5, 2007, Henson stated through counsel that he is fighting extradition and requested release. The judge set a future court date for March 5, 2007 at 1:30 pm in the Prescott Justice Court, and fixed the security for his release at $7,500 cash or bond, with standard conditions.

Shortly after setting the bond amount, the Riverside County District Attorney, via the Yavapai County Attorney, motioned the court to deny bond, stating, "It is the People's belief that If Keith Henson is allowed to be released on bond that he will not appear in court. Therefore, the People would respectfully request that Keith Henson not be allowed on bond and continue in custody pending the issuance of the Governor’s Warrant," causing the court to raise the bond to $500,000.

During a hastily arranged and telephonic hearing, Henson's attorney objected to the dramatically increased bond, as the allegation was a mere misdemeanor (contrasted with the fugitive warrant which claimed Henson was wanted on felonies, and the motion which omitted the offense classification). After the County Attorney confirmed that the charge was indeed a misdemeanor, during a follow-up telephonic hearing, the County Attorney agreed that the $7,500 bond was sufficient to assure Keith's appearance at the March 5, 2007 hearing, but the court granted a defense motion to lower the bond to $5,000. Henson's release on bond was secured at around 7:30 pm.

The Extropy Institute has set up a legal fund, entitled: "Henson Legal Support Fund", to help with Henson's defense.

Works

  • Henson, H.K., and K.E. Drexler. Vapor-phase Fabrication of Massive Structures in Space, Space Manufacturing AIAA 1977
  • Henson, H.K., and K.E. Drexler. Gas Entrained Solids: A Heat Transfer Fluid for Use in Space Space Manufacturing AIAA 1979
  • H. Keith Henson and Arel Lucas: STAR LAWS Reason Magazine, Aug., 1982
  • Henson, H.K.: Memes, L5 and the religion of the space colonies. L5 News, September 1985, pp. 5-8.
  • Henson, H.K.: More on Memes L5 News, June 1986
  • Henson, H.Keith: MEMETICS AND THE MODULAR-MIND Analog August 1987
  • Henson, Keith: "Memetics: The Science of Information Viruses". Whole Earth Review no. 57, 1987
  • Henson, H. Keith: MegaScale Engineering and Nanotechnology, 1987
  • Henson, H.Keith: Memes Meta-Memes and Politics , 1988
  • H. Keith Henson and Arel Lucas: Memes, Evolution, and Creationism, 1989,
  • H. Keith Henson Green Rage
  • H. Keith Henson and Arel Lucas: A Theoretical Understanding, 1993
  • Keith Henson Wogs at Cause--Car chases and other modern courtroom phenomena (adapted from the version published in Biased Journalism)
  • H. Keith Henson South of the Border at the Road Kill Cafe (Part 1)
  • Henson, H. Keith: Sex, Drugs, and Cults. An evolutionary psychology perspective on why and how cult memes get a drug-like hold on people, and what might be done to mitigate the effects, The Human Nature Review 2002 Volume 2: 343-355
  • H. Keith Henson Evolutionary Psychology, Memes and the Origin of War
  • Keith Henson quotes

References

  1. The Frumious Bandersnatch, February, 2007.
  2. Bay Area Skeptics Information Sheet, Vol. 6, No. 9, Editor: Kent Harker
  3. Giving to New Mexico Tech, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, retrieved 02-05-07.
  4. Dora Kent: Questions and Answers, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Excerpted from Cryonics, March 1988
  5. http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=393597&catname=Local%20News&classif=News%20-%20Local
  6. Unfair Game: Scientologists Get Their Man, LA Weekly, June 20, 2001.
  7. Riverside County Superior Court Case Report
  8. http://www.eff.org/effector/HTML/effect14.13.html#II
  9. http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/SOContent.aspx?id=19280
  10. http://kielsky.com
  11. http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/Content.aspx?id=20144
  12. http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/Content.aspx?id=19168
  13. http://www.extropy.org/membership.htm
  14. Scientology foe Keith Henson arrested, defense mobilized, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, February 4, 2007. George Dvorsky.
  15. Henson Legal Support Fund, February 3, 2007., Extropy Institute, 501(c)(3) non-profit Educational Organization founded in 1991
    "100% of all donations received will go to Arel Lucus on behalf of Keith."

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