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But, but the cops are the good guys...

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Anybody who thinks the cops are the good guys, and that most cops aren't crooked, is a f**king idiot. There are good cops. They are a microscopic minority, and they keep their heads down, and their mouths shut. I don't think I need to tell anyone just how putrid the average DA or ADA is.

Grand Jury Finds Police Were Complicit in Covering Up Massive Child Sex Ring in Catholic Church
September 11, 2018
By Matt Agorist

Philadelphia, PA — For those who have been keeping up with the child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church that erupted late last month in Pennsylvania, many have been wondering how it was allowed to go on for so long without anyone getting charged or arrested. Now, we may have the answer—the police were complicit.

During a grand jury report into the child sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, the state Attorney General, Josh Shapiro provided insight into how priests were allowed to go on for decades preying on children. He singled out the two groups responsible for covering up the crimes of the church.

One of the groups named by the AG was the Catholic Church hierarchy like the archbishops and cardinals who reacted to allegations of child rape by simply transferring the priest to a new church or failing to act at all. The other group Shapiro named was law enforcement, who he says acted in tandem with the abusive priests to keep their horrific habits from ever reaching the public eye.

“The abuse scarred every diocese,” he said. “The cover-up was sophisticated. The church protected the institution at all costs.”

Not only did the church protect pedophile priests, but the investigation revealed a “failure of law enforcement,” according to Shapiro.

According to the investigation, at the same time the church was covering up the abuse by protecting the pedophiles, it also had assistance from police or district attorneys who aided in covering it up as well. Sometimes this aid was in the form of looking the other way, while other times, it involved actively thwarting investigations.

As the Morning Call reports:
The documented cases of lax enforcement occurred decades ago. But by allowing offending priests to walk freely, law enforcement cleared a path for more abuse to occur and left victims without justice. It’s impossible to say how many children were molested by priests who avoided charges, but the grand jury report found that some accused priests aided by see-no-evil law enforcement were able to live freely for decades, and that the 1,000 victims the grand jury counted likely were the tip of the iceberg.

For former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham, the problem often started at police departments, which were stocked with Catholic police officers. They knew the priests, but more importantly, she said, the priests knew them.
“It was a different time,” she said. “You didn’t remonstrate with the guy who’s giving you absolution.”

Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli told the Morning Call that he experienced this shunning by law enforcement and the church first hand when he prosecuted Monsignor Stephen T. Forish for allegedly soliciting sex from a man early one morning in 1996.

“I was criticized big-time for bringing that case,” he said.

Forish would later be acquitted only to be charged again for a similar crime years later. He would die awaiting the trial in that case.

According to the Morning Call, Shapiro, through a spokesperson, refused to go into detail on how, exactly, law enforcement helped to cover up the abuse. However, they pointed out one glaring public example.

One of the most egregious missed opportunities by law enforcement involved the Rev. Thomas Bender, who was serving at St. Francis Orphanage in Orwigsburg in 1972. That year, the grand jury report said, a state trooper found Bender with a high school-age boy, both with no pants on, in a car. The case was reported by another trooper, who also was a deacon in the church, the grand jury report said.

A report by Monsignor Anthony Muntone to Bishop Thomas J. Welsh, then head of the Allentown Diocese, stated that the first trooper “gave Bender ‘a lecture and sent him on his way.’

One District Attorney was even caught on record deliberately blocking investigations into the rape of young boys by priests. In 1964, Beaver County district attorney Robert Masters was presented with evidence that a Catholic priest was raping several young boys. However, he blocked the investigation to prevent “unfavorable publicity.”

“I have, in order to prevent unfavorable publicity, halted all investigations into similar incidents with other young boys,” Masters wrote in an Aug. 4, 1964, letter to Pittsburgh Diocese Bishop Vincent Leonard.

As the Free Thought Project has previously pointed out, pedophilia among the elite is rampant. In instance after horrifying instance, the Free Thought Project continues to push these issues to the forefront — in spite of mainstream media claiming that talk of elite pedophilia is akin to tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theory.

The good news is that this paradigm seems to be shifting. As the scandal in Pennsylvania illustrates, even some folks within the mainstream media have begun to report on this nightmarish reality.

Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project, where this article first appeared. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Facebook.
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Re: But, but the cops are the good guys...

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"You may or might not be surprised at how many HPD Ofrs "rent" homes in family neighborhoods to girls who operate in the 4-5 bedrooms or host "freak" parties."
"And HPD doesn't permit bad press. Unrelated problems seem to affect anyone who disrupts the flow of money... So the irritant is removed/silenced"
whiterussian1974 wrote:
Baboon wrote:Is a happy ending part of the code compliance that your checking on?
Yes. It was only for a week and they needed new faces that the girls didn't know. You probably saw the busts on the news in mid-Oct.
I actually feel that prostitution should be legalized along w Category 3-5 drugs. If we want to help the Community, we should regulate and tax just like Alcohol, Vehicles, and Plumbers.
What's really interesting is the Charge of Operating an Unlicensed Sexually Oriented Business. Yet if they were Licensed, they couldn't get w/i 3' of the customer in some areas.
It's a way to hold the Propriator liable for the Contractors' behavior. They rent a space like beauticians who are then responsible for collecting fees for service.
These "raids" are usually initiated by neighbors who complain about "strange" behaviors. The arrests are to show that Politicians are "tough on crime and pro family values." If you follow the cases, you'll probably see that most will be pled down to result in fines w no time served and maybe 6 months probation. They'll then pay off the remaining balance of their "probation and court fees" after 2 months and Probation will end.
The fact is that we like the commercial taxes that these businesses provide. We just have to balance that against voters who dislike such activities and the crime that results near the locations. (Increased theft, vandalism, assaults, public intoxication.)
Under Mayor Sylvester Turner I expect a continuation of Anise Parker's policies. Generate revenue, don't discourage the commerce.
It particularly disgusts me that these girls are treated as Victims. Are Drug Dealers, Burglars, Bank Robbers and Rapists treated as Victims? They are people who like the easy money and cushy life that these ventures provide. If we were honest like NV the services would be far safer for everyone, and there locations would be restricted away from Schools, Churches, Bars, etc. The girls would get monthly medical certificates and Patrons wouldn't be able to abuse the girls.
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You may or might not be surprised at how many HPD Ofrs "rent" homes in family neighborhoods to girls who operate in the 4-5 bedrooms or host "freak" parties. There is normally someone in a Security Office monitoring the in-room cameras and who responds if a girl needs help. The neighbors generally know the homeowner and are asked to call him w any complaints/concerns, rather than calling 911.
This arrangement provides a layer of distance bt the Ofr and the criminal activities. And HPD doesn't permit bad press. Unrelated problems seem to affect anyone who disrupts the flow of money by going to the press, and the press frequently relay the complaint to HPD and the Ofr. So the irritant is removed/silenced.
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