▁Fre ch ette ▁later ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁remove ▁some ▁sh el ves ▁they ▁had ▁installed , ▁mean while ▁verb ally ▁attack ing ▁station ▁staff . ▁The ▁police ▁were ▁called ▁and ▁station ▁manager ▁Mar vin ▁Seg el man ▁h ired ▁a ▁private ▁security ▁guard ▁for ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁week . ▁Family ▁member ▁George ▁Pe per ▁confirmed ▁to ▁Fel ton ▁that ▁L yman ▁had ▁ordered ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Post - M anson ▁Family ▁On ▁The ▁Dick ▁Cav ett ▁Show ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Mark ▁Fre ch ette ▁said ▁L yman ' s ▁group ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁commune : ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁' community ', ▁but ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁not ▁commun al ▁living . ▁... ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁for ▁one ▁purpose , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁to ▁serve ▁Mel ▁L yman , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁leader ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁that ▁community ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine ▁published ▁an ▁extensive ▁cover ▁expos é ▁on ▁the ▁Family ▁by ▁associate ▁editor ▁David ▁Fel ton . ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁report ▁described ▁an ▁author itar ian ▁and ▁d ys function al ▁environment , ▁including ▁an ▁el ite ▁" K arma ▁Squad " ▁of ▁ult ra - loy al ists ▁to ▁en force ▁L yman ’ s ▁discipline , ▁the ▁Family ' s ▁pred ile ction ▁for ▁ast ro log y , ▁and ▁isol ation ▁rooms ▁for ▁dis ob ed ient ▁Family ▁members . ▁ ▁Family