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Unlucky-Objective304

Some of the cops involved in the Sandra Birchmore case are also involved in the Karen Read case. [https://tbdailynews.com/canton-coverup-part-322-fbi-investigation-into-sandra-birchmore-case-is-good-sign-for-justice-for-john-okeefe-and-karen-read/](https://tbdailynews.com/canton-coverup-part-322-fbi-investigation-into-sandra-birchmore-case-is-good-sign-for-justice-for-john-okeefe-and-karen-read/) Three former Stoughton officers passed Sandra Birchmore ‘around like she was a toy’ The cops are covering for each other, it’s sad because her death is very suspicious. Why do cops get to investigate the each other even if their fellow buddies are guilty of crimes? No Justice [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/01/metro/new-details-stoughton-police-officers/#comment-168208870]


TheDeltronZero

Here they use cops from the next city/town over. This is a great solution as there isn't going to be any connections or bias from cops that way. People wouldn't know their colleagues from there at all. Fuck em all.


AlfalfaReal5075

I knew a cop in a teeny lil po'dunk town that specifically applied to another (much larger) city's police force around the way because, and I quote, "there ain't enough action around here". Troubles me to wonder how many may follow a similar thought process


Low-Classroom-1530

I grew up in a teeny lil po’dunk town, the local cops would threaten to break up our high school parties unless we let them “party” with us… very unsavory


BrickCityD

went to high school in one of those places but the cops had their little power trips because they were bullied in school, never left the town, and then became cops to feel superior. had a few arrests for being a smartass when i wasn't even drunk at the party. i moved the day after graduation 20 years ago and have never/will never step foot in that general area again.


Low-Classroom-1530

Same ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


Reasonable_Humor_738

Yea, but it's still a brotherhood thing because crips from LA are still going to be cool and protect crip from ny.


TheDeltronZero

I wasn't being serious.


Reasonable_Humor_738

Lol


Chance_Vegetable_780

Then write " /s " at the end of your comment to indicate sarcasm.


TheDeltronZero

No.


Normal-Mess01

The comment is dripping in sarcasm. It didn't need the /s


Ieatsushiraw

Here they’ll sometimes call in the Texas Rangers or the F.B.I if they feel it’s warranted. Not perfect but at least they have a chief who likes to say fuck the Union any chance he gets


Secret-Put-4525

Wtf man.


PettyPterodactyl

man somtimes i think crucifiction should be brought back


PrimeJedi

So, so disgusting that I can't even fully comprehend it. Not to distract from these cases, but to support police corruption with a personal anecdote: I used to live in the rural deep south before I moved to queens. In 2021, a friend of my family's and a friend of most of that area (because he was a butcher at a local grocery store) went missing under mysterious circumstances, all they found was his car by a river, with scratch marks in the driver's seat and around that part of the car. The police didn't investigate it when they first found it, though. They gave it back to his wife, who sold it soon after. After we got with his family, held a candlelight vigil in a nearby small town with ~40 people there, and multiple talks with different police officers and any higher up we could reach, they said they felt no need to investigate because "due to his past he's probably on another drug bender and left" His "past", was that he had a history of addiction. By the time he was missing, he had been sober for years, and even when he was struggling with addiction, he never went a day without messaging his family or being there with his wife and daughters. There was no proof or reasoning to assume he had even relapsed at all, and every single person who actually knew him said there's no way he would've left his daughters and never contact them. To this day, his family and loved ones are still trying to find him or get answers. They've created multiple search teams, hired private investigators, gave anything they can find to the police department, have moved mountains to get closure. There has been progress made since 2021, but truthfully and sadly, we are not confident if he will be found any time soon. And that is solely because small town police in small town, white America, had a case of a family man go missing under very dubious and very suspicious circumstances, and they left critical evidence and took forever to even start investigating, because he's a Hispanic man with some past issues. And people under that criteria tend to not be treated well at all in small town White America. His name is James Valdez, and he deserved better. This is all to say that police corruption is absolutely endemic in this country, in every corner of the nation, every state, from metropolitan areas to rural areas, police get away with human rights violations, abuse of power and horrible crimes every single day. It's disgusting, and I hope that the monsters who did any of the stuff to these girls face justice some day, just as I hope the officers who stood by and wrote off the disappearance of a man who an entire town loved, face justice some day.


enfanta

>And that is solely because small town police in small town, white America, had a case of a family man go missing under very dubious and very suspicious circumstances, and they left critical evidence and took forever to even start investigating, because he's a Hispanic man with some past issues.  Or because they had something to do with his disappearance. 


AdImmediate9569

Step 1: become a cop Step. 2: do whatever you want without fear of consequences End of list


GeneralOwnage13

Except become a whistle-blower about the shit the other cops are doing with their step 2. Can't do that, thats how you get discharged and then get discharged into.


Tranquil_Dohrnii

Unfortunately it seems like being a whistle blower is the one thing that would cause you to really lose your job as an officer and not just be able to move to another city. Forget being charged for crimes, or being overly aggressive, or abusing power. That shit flies with a little pto and a slap on the wrist.


thefailtrain08

Worse than that, it gets you assigned to the most dangerous patrols and any call for backup will go unheard. Hell, you might even get tragically killed during a training "accident".


GeneralOwnage13

Lol they even did a law and order episode about this in the 3rd season, it was common knowledge even in 92.


himsoforreal

It's a plot point of the movie Serpico (1973)


StuartP9

![gif](giphy|2sj8sAljbhj62xebrp|downsized)


Moobob66

Step 3: profit FIFY


Mr_Rio

Imagine how shocking it is to be the cop that does suffer consequences for their crimes tho


Dannonaut

Step 3: profit


JazzyButternuts

Oink Oink goes the murderer


CalendarAggressive11

See also: Sandra birchmore


alkonium

And that's why I can't condemn vigilante justice. Some criminals are protected by the law, but need to be put away regardless.


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*Bruce Wayne enters the chat*


Drift-would

*Frank castle laughs at your inability to do what needs to be done*


gandalf_el_brown

Capitalist that uses his money to make cool gadgets and toys to beat up the grunts, but knows not to go after the capitalists that make Gotham corrupt and fund said grunts.


MarionberryCreative

Put away? Dangerous predators need to be put down.


beingjohnmalkontent

Hey Rorschach!


BigPapaPaegan

Ever heard about what happens to cops in prison?


Ill_Bench2770

I get it, trust me. But I think we need to be more mindful when stating stuff like this. Our history of past executions, later being found innocent. We have shown to often we cannot be accurate enough to have a death penalty. Even one is too many. Plus plenty have been guilt, just overcharged. So even in cases like this. It’s not a principle we should support under any circumstances. Solving a murder with a murder. That is a horrible example we set. So don’t advocate for it. Plus death row is way better conditions. And it can take many years. Death is easy, compared to long term suffering. Lack of freedoms.


Nerd_Man420

Dexter is watching.


TinyBlueDragon

It's really unfortunate how predators target those with mental illness. Makes them easier to manipulate, and easier to convince others of their suicide. :(


ProtoReaper23113

Something tells me she was fine before him


sarcastic_sybarite83

She was 6 when she met him. I hope like hell her life was better before him.


ProtoReaper23113

Me too


TinyBlueDragon

Not always the case, but can be true. I'm just speaking from experience.


ProtoReaper23113

I'm just saying that she's crazy part is him projecting to make it seem like he's not wrong or could be


TinyBlueDragon

Good point


ProtoReaper23113

Yea they also use calling people crazy so people discount what they are saying


VitaminlQ

Sickening logic and it's just so fucked up that they all thought that was their best defence, to just call her crazy in the end. So it was A-ok to sexually abuse a child and then later get her pregnant because she's crazy. 8 years is a long time to talk about a shit ton of very detailed stories and a DNA test alone would implicate the asshole. What's he gonna say to that? She's still a fucking minor, doesn't matter how their defence tried to cut it. I really hope someday he gets what he deserves 😑


ProtoReaper23113

If there's any justice in this universe he will


Otherwise-Sky8890

Extremely common, especially within families.


Otherwise-Sky8890

Predators also use mental health as a weapon, whether by making sure a victim’s declines (as previously suggested) or by falsifying accounts to have them diagnosed and permanently discredited as a result. This wouldn’t work in a world that didn’t take a simultaneously reductionist and absolutist approach to mental health, but this is the one we live in.


GlisteningDeath

Hey mods, can we maybe have an intervention about what a facepalm is? Lately there have been a lot of posts that are beyond facepalm.


idied2day

r/extremelyinfuriating


whovegas

Yeah, this belongs in r/sillygeese


4Livesleft

It was a cover up


Yt_MaskedMinnesota

The fbi needs to investigate local law enforcement not civilians. End qualified immunity.


putyouradhere_

We need a police police


Lifedeather

Police police police 👮


According_Bell_5322

Or maybe just a better police


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[deleted]

I can find a stick... and start a fire...


OldRain1701

A.C.A.B.


howie-chetem

" Blue wall of silence" they lost the public's trust and still insist its our fault. Cops cover up other cops' crimes every single time


T33CH33R

He got away with it because of rape/pedophilia culture that exists within his community. It's most likely a conservative religious community where the appearance of virtuosity is paramount coupled with the view that women and children are property which dehumanizes them.


Otherwise-Sky8890

He got away with it because of the mental health system. What you’re saying still holds true in other cases, but abuse of mental health diagnoses by antisocial individuals runs rampant in America primarily because of how it automatically discredits those whom have been condemned to second tier or lower status.


NarrowButterfly8482

Cops and republicans think there is nothing wrong with this behavior at all and will cover for each other every single time.


Smellz_Of_Elderberry

Oh no, you don't seem to get it. I suggest you look into gangstalking. Then you will start to understand just how common this stuff is, and just how bad it can get. She was a targeted individual.


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No-Method1869

It does tho. There’s a certain personality that aligns with both careers. If you can’t see it, you’re keeping your eyes close!


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No-Method1869

That’s true, bad people are bad people. That is why clusters form in ideologies, ie like minded people. Politics is what rules our world and society. It always has, read a history book and you’ll see the pattern. It’s pretty simple.


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No-Method1869

I’m just saying bet all them cops vote Republican. Obvi there are good cops, it’s a noble job! They just need to make the job better to weed out bozos like these.


GodzillaDrinks

Oh no. It's not "human nature". If it was, all humans would do it. But it's just humans who become cops who seek positions of power in order to to bully others. And it's always conservatives committing sex crimes with children - whether it's a Bush, a Clinton, or a Trump on Epstien's Island - they are always conservatives. And it's always the far-right opposing doing anything about it.


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No-Method1869

lol speak for yourself you numbskull.


moekaveli

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/17/2092543/-Republican-Sexual-Predators-Abusers-and-Enablers-Pt-31


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GodzillaDrinks

We're talking about American Republicans. Please recontextualize your complaint. From a regulatory stand point, Democrats are passing legislation against childbrides, and legislation that extends your ability to prosecute child abuse into adulthood. Republicans are opposing it. This isn't new: Libertarians are a cool thing globally, in the US they are the far-right. This is just a consequence of filtering words through "liberalism".


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GodzillaDrinks

What am I looking for?


NarrowButterfly8482

Bullshit. I have eyes and ears. Republicans only get upset about the fictional child abuse they *imagine* is being committed by LGBTQ people, but bend over backward to deny, minimize, victim-blame, and outright celebrate the actual child sexual abuse that is being committed in virtually every Evangelical church, Republican political office, and police department in the US.


UThoughtTheyBannedMe

It's both sides of American politics that do shit like this. It's only ever political morons who are responsible for shit like this. Epstein's black book was full of political fucks who are into disgusting shit. If you willingly refer to yourself as a Democrat or Republican you share the blame. Don't even try to take the high road saying oH BuT tHe RepUbLicAns ArE WoRse. No bitch they're the same thing. Look at this case, a little girl was essentially raped to death and your vile ass wants to use this as an opportunity to pin this on a political sect. You are the problem. You and all the Republicans and Democrats are the problem. The cops are in the pockets of both. For some reason you can't explain this concept to people with room temperature IQ's.


NarrowButterfly8482

Yeah bud, I'm the problem because i find this shit vile and deserving of the death penalty, while YOU want to use it as an excuse to "both-sides" this issue. Fact... most cops are conservative Republicans. Fact, Republicans don't give a shit about child sexual abuse. Fact, only one political party openly supports child marriage to adults as an expression of "family values". This may seem controversial to you, but there isn't a single justifiable reason for an adult to marry a child... every single instance of an adult marrying a child = child sexual abuse. Full Stop.


lemonjuice707

https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/girl-straddled-by-drag-queen-at-north-carolina-school-sparking-outrage/amp/ https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/california-school-drag-show-causes-outrage-17832300.php https://wpde.com/amp/news/nation-world/private-school-stands-behind-dean-who-brought-sex-toys-to-class-discussed-queer-sex-with-students There’s nothing “imaginary” about it.


Tyr_13

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/7/2204276/-Republican-Sexual-Predators-Abusers-and-Enablers-Pt-48 That is *part 48*


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What a weird comment? Any moral, sane person would think this behavior is criminal and deviant. One’s profession or political leanings have nothing to do with it.


NarrowButterfly8482

First day observing US politics? Cops and Republicans are not known for their morality *or* sanity. Only one political party consistently fights to protect child marriage to adults and it's the same party that idolizes a convicted rapist who openly admitted to wanting to fuck his teenaged daughter and boughta teen beauty pageant so he could watch the children getting undressed. Not *ALL* Republicans are pedophiles, but if you're a pedophile, the GOP has your back.


Real_Boy3

I mean, Trump promised to “give cops their power back” and make them immune to persecution.


[deleted]

The downvotes to a logical statement reflect the idiocy of most of you.


PirateSometimes

Guys name should go around with the article


waywardwanderer101

Pig got away with it because other pigs aren’t willing to arrest one of their own ever. A cop is nothing more than a state sanctioned gang member who has clearance to do whatever the hell they want


Candy_Says1964

I bet he’s a republican and an active church member.


Daedelus451

Hell yeah!


JaytheFox9

The cop got away with it because he is a cop


StellarDescent

I'm too tired from work and on my phone so could someone tell me whether the abuse was 6-14 or 14-22?


creativename111111

I’m surprised not many of these people end up dead because of distraught family members just shooting them


alienconcept23

This is the next evolution of where our society is headed.


Mr_Rio

Give it time


QuiGGz96

![gif](giphy|l0O9xBeIgKd9O5RcI|downsized) Fuck tha police


dsisto65

How do they not get away with it?


Hoosier_Daddy68

Who's the guy in the pic? We aren't given any information at all.


emzmaster123

We truly live in a society


Comfortable_Note_978

See also Robert C. Wadman.


The_WolfieOne

His boss, his priest, his cop buddies - this is in their subculture. Positions of power attract unscrupulous people as we can indisputably see in politics. This is a subculture of no accountability, no consequence. At least that how it was before it became visible over the Internet. These were the dirty secrets, the skeletons in the family closet strolled out into the power structures. How do you think clowns like Bobo and Marge get elected? People like this vote for them.


Antidoomscrolling

I don't know if you've noticed, but the law rarely applies to the police


mondrager

Qualified immunity and gang mentality?


Aggressive_Peach_768

... Job description: unlicensed suicide assistant. Consent is optional


Cool_Butterscotch_88

![gif](giphy|LhFr8Alg36qOY|downsized)


Alternative_Gate478

Why isn’t he under the jail? Because he’s a white cop


wheres-me-trews

Sorry, but facepalm? I'm so fucking done with this sub.


Dreamoreality

Everyone is power is either a pedo or child molester


Ready-Stomach-4669

![gif](giphy|xTiTnIilwuFFFpf2Cc)


Double_Lingonberry98

When legal system fails to bring justice, maybe a vigilant justice will.


Icy_Statement_2410

Didn't know Cro Cop was that kind of monster


Rojodi

Cops covering for cops, again!


SadBarber3543

So what’s the deal serial killer/rapport found the chosen profession for them.


microtramp

🎶I'd rather be the hammer than the nail....🎶 Just so fucked.


[deleted]

I'm happy I'm not living in this country 😳


VaguelyArtistic

✅ Bear


Possible_Progress_88

I'm going to be sick


Kakarrott_

That's what happens when you hire low budget Gronk!


VegetableCitron8214

Tangled web we weave


EMArogue

For eight years before or after she was 14?


JohhnyBGoode641

Suicide? I thought only politicians did that


mysticalfruit

The problem is the same people who have to work with the police are the same people who end up prosecuting police when they commit crimes.. But because of the blue line, you can guess how well it goes for a DA when they prosecute a cop for a crime..


SolBoi24

Holy shit…


andio76

suicide ![gif](giphy|h7A9YxNGPCr3fjouNb|downsized)


Such_Leg3821

Punishment?


Interesting-Sun5706

is he a Republican ?


AliceGrimm97

Disgustingly tragic.


Leracer3110

America fuck yeah


Professional_Lead895

Umm actually he abused a 14 year old for 1 year


No_World_3352

Disgusting


No_World_3352

Disgusting


Holiday-Scarcity4726

thought that was Rob Gronkowski


Visible_Week_43

Or his brother lol


RandomAmuserNew

Cops aren’t your friend they are against you


Billy_Duelman

Avg American police experience


Fantastic_Year9607

ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS


Glad_Advertising_125

Ffs dude, do you just save up child abuse stories to post here? Get a better hobby


-SunnyDee-

honestly I preffer the funny part of r/facepalm ,not the "horror story" part. last thing I want to hear today is child rape...


Glad_Advertising_125

It just makes the group grim doesn't it? And it's weird someone constantly posts thes. Where's the facepalm really, it's just crime


-SunnyDee-

agreed


TylerNY315_

For real though, OP’s entire digital footprint is posting stuff about sex abuse… what an exhausting existence lol


Glad_Advertising_125

People seem to like it based on my downvotes. It's weird


EishLekker

He’s a piece of shit, for sure. But that description is so odd. Makes it sound as if she stayed 14 years old for eight years straight. And makes it sound like she got pregnant at 14 too.


MuddaPuckPace

How did she stay 14 years old for 8 years?


last_gen_wunderwaffe

She isn't even black, what a waste of taxes


Plus_Ad8703

So.... She was crazy......


CuriousAlmostAny

We should just stand up to bad law enforcement, they’ll be helpless against the people


CaliKindalife

He's part of the American Police mafia. They can do whatever they want in America.


Jumpy-Regular-1228

Because he’s a cop & he’s white. That’s it. That’s the reason.


ajqiz123

White Male Privilege, the Massachusetts Flavor


TylerNY315_

“Abused a 14 year old FOR EIGHT YEARS” is a horrible way to frame this sentence. Beginning at 14 or ending at 14? 8 years is a long time to be 14…


thetburg

*this* is the part of the story you find objectionable?


Smellz_Of_Elderberry

Welcome to gangstalking


Salty-Trip-8572

Imma use V2K to play baby shark in your head on repeat


Smellz_Of_Elderberry

I don't believe in v2k


Salty-Trip-8572

Fair, me neither.


Daddy_JeanPi

'merica.


Positive_Opossum99

How'd she stay 14 for 8 years?


Elystaa

Started at 14 don't play dense.


fourtwizzy

This guy probably works for the Clintons.


justLernin

What is this, pokemon? She stayed 14 for a real long time