Naughty Priests

As of 2014, the Catholic church had defrocked 848 priests over the previous decade, and doled out lesser punishments to another 2,572 .....

Priests And Money Can Be Bad Mix

These priests had nearly all been accused of committing the most serious of charges, namely of raping and molesting children or other concerning behaviours, but there were also some others defrocked for crimes. 

Rapist Escapes Justice (And It's Not The In UK)

Roman Polanski and admitted child rapist has escaped extradition to the US to be sentenced for photographing a thirteen year old girl while she was topless, before drugging, raping and sodomising her ..... I repeat, she was only thirteen years old.

What sort of people in Switzerland believe that this crime is something for which there should be no punishment? Would they like Polanski to do this to their thirteen year old daughters or grand daughters?

A Happy Rapist?

The reason for this extraordinary decision (which by the way, the US is not allowed to appeal), is as follows: "The reason for the decision lies in the fact that it was not possible to exclude with the necessary certainty a fault in the US extraditionary request." which is legalise crap for 'we don't like you or your open justice system, we don't care that he admitted to 'unlawful sex' (as a plea bargain to spare the child a court appearance), and we can't prove that there isn't some hidden flaw in your request, so we will assume that there is and throw it out'.

Absolutely shameful and on a par with some third world nations idea of justice.

If I was the US president I would make Switzerland wince for this decision by blocking their banks etc from access to the US systems, and restricting Swiss travel to the US ..... maybe that would make them consider again ..... but no doubt the US will do nothing and Polanski will go to his grave untroubled by his crimes.

I repeat, there is one justice for you and me, and another for the rich and powerful, and none for the poor

Polanski Still Wiggling

The admitted child rapist Roman Polanski is still trying to avoid paying any sort of penalty for the drugging, raping and buggery of a thirteen year old girl. His latest ploy is to ask for the judge in Los Angeles to sentence him in absentia over the rape in 1977.

Prosecutor David Walgren said Polanski should not be able to fight the case "from the comfort of his Swiss chalet in the Alps", and that a fugitive should not "dictate the court's processes".... but that is exactly what is likely to happen.

I repeat, there is one justice for you and me, and another for the rich and powerful, and none for the poor