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VIDEO: Corrupt Pennsylvania Judges Admit Jailing Kids For Cash
Eyeblast TV ( Media Research Center) ^ | 2/21/2011 | Joe S.

Posted on 02/21/2011 9:36:35 AM PST by blog.Eyeblast.tv

In Pennsylvania, two elected judges received kickbacks for jailing kids in a detention center for cash. While some of the kids deserved their punishments, others did not. This is known as the “Kids-for-Cash” juvenile court scandal.

The judges took $2.6 million in kickbacks for sentencing thousands of children to detention facilities run by two privately owned companies. Prosecutors say young offenders were brought before these judges, often with no prior record with charges as small as stealing change from cars or writing prank notes. The judges then shipped them off to private facilities which got county money to house them. In exchange, the judges received money for each offender. They also received payoffs for the initial construction and operation of the juvenile jails.


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: corruptpajudges; kidsforcash; markciavarella
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1 posted on 02/21/2011 9:36:44 AM PST by blog.Eyeblast.tv
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These judges need to be executed.


2 posted on 02/21/2011 9:41:03 AM PST by GingisK
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv
This is outrageous!

We're not supposed to catch judges committing crimes!

They have a right to make a living!

3 posted on 02/21/2011 9:41:27 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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>> These judges need to be executed.

I disagree.

Corrupt judges (and cops and public officials) should endure year after year of daily pain and suffering at the hands of a very competent torturer.

They should BEG for execution, and it should be withheld from them.


4 posted on 02/21/2011 9:43:09 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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Just unbelievable this could happen in the US. How did people not fight back sooner and uncover this?
5 posted on 02/21/2011 9:46:45 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Vote like Obama is on the ballot)
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To: Nervous Tick
Corrupt judges (and cops and public officials) should endure year after year of daily pain and suffering at the hands of a very competent torturer.

Dang gone it I guess we let them hang Saddam too soon, he and his wood chipper would have been useful here...
6 posted on 02/21/2011 9:53:28 AM PST by battousai (Conservatives are racist? YES, I hate stupid white liberals.)
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>> wood chipper

Too quick.


7 posted on 02/21/2011 9:56:32 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: Nervous Tick
Corrupt judges (and cops and public officials) should endure year after year of daily pain and suffering at the hands of a very competent torturer.

I think I'll switch to your plan. ;-D

8 posted on 02/21/2011 9:59:32 AM PST by GingisK
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To: HereInTheHeartland
How did people not fight back sooner and uncover this?

We are now a Nation of sheep, just like for all other isues.

9 posted on 02/21/2011 10:00:44 AM PST by GingisK
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Just saw on Fox that one of the kids he jailed, committed suicide because of it. He really needs to be executed for that.


10 posted on 02/21/2011 10:03:59 AM PST by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home......)
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To: GingisK

We are not a nation of sheop. We are a nation waking up as a whole to things that have been going on for a very long time. Without the internet, you and the rest of us would never have known about this story.


11 posted on 02/21/2011 10:07:31 AM PST by AlmaKing
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He really needs to be executed for that.

I've been swayed in favor of torturing him to death. How someone in such a position of public trust can do such a thing to children totally escapes by understanding.

I grow very weary of what this once great Nation has become.

12 posted on 02/21/2011 10:08:32 AM PST by GingisK
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Oh look, he is a demo-rat. No wonder you hear nothing of this on the Lame Stream Media.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ciavarella

JoMa


Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr.[1]
Born March 3, 1950(1950-03-03)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Alma mater King’s College
Duquesne Law School
Occupation Former President Judge[2]
Years active 1996-2009
Successor Hon. Chester B. Muroski[3]
Political party Democratic
Spouse Cindy (Baer) Ciavarella


13 posted on 02/21/2011 10:08:51 AM PST by joma89
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We are not a nation of sheep

Where is the outrage?

There are many things that should have us in the streets: TSA groping, SWAT raids to the wrong houses, declaration of returning vets as terrorism suspects, invasion through our Southern border, a Kenyan as President, general attack on the Bill of Rights, school children punished for possession of toys in the the shape of guns .... ON AND ON!!

We are definately sheep.

14 posted on 02/21/2011 10:13:33 AM PST by GingisK
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Wish I hadn’t seen the raw grief of the mother whose son killed himself because he was incarcerated by these Democrat crooks. And they let him out on bail while he appeals his case....for years, most likely. We can only hope that God will exact a full measure of His justice since our justice system is so rotten.


15 posted on 02/21/2011 10:14:29 AM PST by kittymyrib
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Rope. Lampost


16 posted on 02/21/2011 10:19:26 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you do not, no explanation is possible")
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Yep. Typical. The occupation media was in heavy coverup mode.

It wasn't easy to ascertain that Toole is a more than likely a mule. The best online evidence of his party affiliation consists of a March blog post at Sights on Pennsylvania identifying contributions by Toole to the Luzerne County Democratic Party in 2003. Whether Toole is actually a registered Democrat, or was until shortly before his legal troubles began, is supposed to be AP's and other journalists' job to determine -- and report.
17 posted on 02/21/2011 10:24:42 AM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media. There are Wars and Rumors of War.)
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I lived not far from these judges. There were two involved,and the other one used to meet regularly with the local mob guy to discuss cases. The guy who built the juvenile facility also copped a plea and gave the feds. these two. Sad case but Northeast Pa. has a history of bribery like this. At last count 18 had been indicted for various similar deals.


18 posted on 02/21/2011 10:25:48 AM PST by JeanLM
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To: GingisK

How ‘bout give each kid’s dad 10 minutes with him.
And a tire tool.


19 posted on 02/21/2011 10:31:15 AM PST by Little Ray (The Gods of the Copybook Heading, with terror and slaughter return!)
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To: blog.Eyeblast.tv
Here in S.E. Michigan back around 2000, we had a District judge in Macomb County named James Scandirito who was disbarred for soliciting sexual favors from several women in exchange for promising leniency. Five months after leaving town, the Florida Dept. of Children and Families hired him as a lawyer. Fortunately he was discovered and ultimately fired.

If anyones interested, Scandirito is now selling real estate in North Miami Beach......LOL!

DCF Hires, Fires Disbarred Judge

20 posted on 02/21/2011 10:44:15 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Oh Magoo, you've done it again.....)
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