I present to you a group known as "The 12 Tribes", "The Community", or "The Yellow Deli People"
76 2017-12-15 by Balthanos
I personally encountered these people when visiting relatives down in Tennessee a few years ago. They run these little deli's close to University Campuses and the stores are filled with very young individuals.
Our waiter was from California and said that they've been shipped all around the country through the organization. He also said that a lot of homeless kids from other locations were taken in and shipped elsewhere.
The walls in the deli are filled with religious murals depicting some type of story line. Some of these images are kinda dark.
On September 5, 2013, German police raided two communities belonging to the Twelve Tribes and removed 40 children to protect them from alleged continued abuse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_communities
Either way, I think people need to be aware of this group. They're very cult like. They have an international network. Their behavior appears to involve targeting young children and teenagers. They are more active in areas with homeless teens.
20 comments
1 mygangwillgetyou 2017-12-15
Over here in the US, we have issues with groups that sell magazines. A lot of runaways think it is easy money and see other kids "travelling the countryside". Instead they are kept in cheap hotels and forced to knock doors all day. They are physically, verbally, psychologically, and sexually abused. They get into drugs and sleep with God only knows who.
1 subtech7 2017-12-15
I was approached by this group when I had just turned 18 years old. I thought it was pretty strange that an older middle-aged man was traveling around with four young guys in their late teens selling magazines door-to-door. They really do travel around the country and they even told me that we would be staying in motels. I'm glad I said no because 18 year old me almost said yes.
1 ANTI-S0CIAL 2017-12-15
My friends little brother was part of this. He told me about it, even told me to look up the 60 Minutes episode where they were talking about it. He said they took him from California to Chicago as well as other places. The funny thing is that he didn't see it as abuse, but as them 'giving him a great opportunity'. Now he is a youth pastor or some shit, so I guess he is just easily convinced by cult like organizations.
1 mastigia 2017-12-15
Nice find. Any connection to Finders maybe?
1 Balthanos 2017-12-15
I'm not quite sure but I wouldn't doubt that multiple orgs work together to achieve the same goals. If you're in the same business you know your competition.
1 OmarComingRun 2017-12-15
Damn I'm pretty sure they were at my college campus for a few weeks, the hung around for hours a day trying to talk to people and seemed really creepy, they were also a christian fundamentalist group, I didnt get there group name but it sounds familiar. They seem to have moved on now havnt seen them around
1 tedsmitts 2017-12-15
We've got a branch of them in my city, in Canada. I've never interacted with them but they set up next to a huge student building, I'm sure not by coincidence. I haven't actually heard much about the location/business.
We used to have another cult, fronted by a vegetarian restaurant, a Sri Chinmoy cult. Had a friend get caught up in that one.
1 schlamboozle 2017-12-15
This was one of the groups I was warned about by other friends before I started getting into the jamband scene. They bring their busses to Phish shows and some of them walking around trying to get you to check their movement out. They look to pick up spun/trippin people. They are often real inviting but STAY OFF THE BUS.
1 Balthanos 2017-12-15
They also have a ship, no joke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacemaker_(ship)
1 schlamboozle 2017-12-15
Haha I've never been in an environment where I've seen that. Getting on that ship would be weird as get out. I find it repulsive that they prey at people on shows who are not in their right state of mind. I can only imagine what else goes on trafficking/labor wise.
1 Balthanos 2017-12-15
You may literally get shanghaied or possibly shamboozled.
1 schlamboozle 2017-12-15
Hahaha. I figured they probably do. Seeing any of them in the lot changes the vibe real quick.
1 -doughboy 2017-12-15
someone posted a picture of that bus on /r/boston recently thinking it was cool looking when parked in the city. People in the thread then warned him/her to stay away.
1 samgribleystree 2017-12-15
Yup. Same thing with the Dead scene in the 80s. I later encountered them again in the little village of Oak Hill NY when u was working down there. They have a cafe where u used to have lunch sometimes and they always tried to recruit me. I was promised a wife even.
1 accountingisboring 2017-12-15
They have a shop here in my town and a ship they give tours on. The coffee shop is very popular and the ship is pretty cool. They are a religious group and are very similar to a cult. I have spoken to them, a little odd, but I didn't sense any danger. Next time I'm out I'll see if I can find some of their pamphlets.
1 lilmissambersue 2017-12-15
I live near 2 of their restaurants. Totally a cult but the food is sooooo good!!
1 folkantihero 2017-12-15
if it's vegan soul food you are thinking of a different group
1 Thisismyrealface 2017-12-15
Sounds like Starbucks.
1 DownWithTopMinds 2017-12-15
Not to be confused with Delhi, right? No relation?
1 throwaguey99 2017-12-15
I've heard their cheese pizza is to die for and has a real cult following!
1 aureddit 2017-12-15
that's interesting.. i'm in in tn .. where'd you potentially encounter these folks?
1 mentionbeinglawyer 2017-12-15
Excellent post! As another user said, I wonder if they're related to the Founders. Or to the Process Church of the Final Judgement.
1 UncleGrga 2017-12-15
haha they have a restaurant (and nearby farm) near me.
I just went there for the first time a few days ago. the sign out front said they were open 24/5. so i looked it up and they are open 24 hours but closed for weekends?
i thought it was some business that was closed, its in a rough area of town.
But i asked around and sure enough, its run by the cult i've heard about for years that goes to music festivals.
I've been drunk at 3am and wanted food, but the 24 hour mcdonalds requires drivethrough and i wont drive drunk.
so it makes sense. they capture desperate souls drinking on weeknights, offer them group acceptance, women etc...
Sandwich and chilli were on point, i will go again, i've seen threads where people refuse to eat there based on their racist and child beating ways.... But I like donairs and lots of them fund hezbollah etc.. I dont really give a shit as long as the food is good