Rotherham

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It is not disgusting. It just is. A problem that exists because many largest institutions in the world all but endorse it. And because the outrage is so muted. Need we mention the Catholic Church protection of pedophiles - by the hundreds?

This problem exists because major institutions are not even prosecuted for sexual misconduct. Even the Pope has apparently said one thing and practices another. Even football players can beat the crap out of their girlfriends, fiance, or wife. And get a paltry two game suspension.

The DA for Philadelphia - Lynn Abraham - took Archdiocese files that proves the Church knew about and was all but protecting pedophiles. She even published the names. Other adjacent archdiocese have similar lists. And no other prosecutor subpoenaed those archdiocese. An overwhelming response even in the Cellar was almost a yawn. Pennsylvania's legislature refused for over ten years to pass legislation to protect children from sex and to enable prosecution of pedophiles. Opposition was mostly from the "Appalachia of Pennsylvania" regions. Where was the outrage? Rotheram is but another symptom of a muted public response.