Scanning the news today, I ran across this little item, originally posted under regional news on CNN.com. This story details how a 15 year old girl in Missouri has alleged that a sheriff's deputy sodomized her before returning her to a relative's house this week.
The "Oh hell no" part comes from the second line in the article. And I quote,
"This is a nightmare that any police administrator does not want to face," Jackson County Sheriff Tom Phillips said."
So, this is a nightmare for the police administration? Really? How about the teenage girl who no doubt suffered physical and emotional trauma from this act of violence that was perpetrated against her by a figure of authority? This dumb ass 34 year old deputy no doubt thought that he could get away with abusing a young woman while he was on duty, especially since he caught her out after curfew and she had been reported as a runaway earlier.
And then this idiot states how tough this is for the police administration...Wow, what compassion.
"There was nothing in his background that would indicate anything like this would ever occur," Phillips said. Because rapists look crazy and wear a big red 'R' on their chest and list rape as a hobby on job applications....
He said he wants the public to know that the sheriff's department is taking the allegations very seriously. That's comforting...
"Even if it's one of our own, we are going to begin an investigation thoroughly and quickly and take the appropriate action if it's necessary," Phillips said.
No charges have been filed. Phillips said he expects the case will be presented to the Jackson County prosecutor's office on Monday.
I wait with baited breath for a follow up on this case. Ain't gonna' happen.
This crap pisses me off.
This has been a heck of a year so far...
2 comments:
Welcome back. Sorry this is what you have come home to. Every time I hear about such irresponsible reporting, I think about an episode of 'If Walls Could Talk' on HGTV. A gentleman found a newspaper article about the man who had lived in his house years before him. The article celebrated the previous owner as being the safest driver in the county. What happened to stories like that?
The mind reels. I really wonder wht is going on in these people's heads. I mean, did the sherrif who was quoted think before he opened his mouth? Did the reporter not take an ethics class in their entire educational career? What was the editor thinking when he/she approved this for print? Gah.
I hope that poor girl has a good support network or friends and/or family to help here heal and recover from this.
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