Stories about public officials who are accused of wrongdoing always bother me, and it’s particularly troubling when one is accused of drug abuse because it raises the specter of blackmail and, in cases such as judges, the potential for case fixing.
A few years ago the FBI arrested a federal district judge for buying drugs from a stripper.
On a more general matter I am amazed at how cheaply public officials they sometimes sell their office for — like a building or restaurant inspector taking $50 bribes . . . but I guess it all adds up.
I often wonder how extensive corruption, malfeasance and misfeasance is in government, and how much of it is covered up. The older I get the more cynical I become, and I think the problem is far greater than I ever imagined.
I’m a big believer that the biggest threat to the USA comes not from politics, but from crooked officials of both Parties and corporate money feeding into politics.
Once the mindset of corruption and bribes is embedded in our culture it will feed on itself and become acceptable, and then we are in big trouble unless we like living the banana third world republic lifestyle.
The only way this stuff gets exposed and stopped is from the inside out and through whistle blowers who are rewarded significantly to expose evil stuff. There is also too much crony corruption between the media as they have their cronies that they protect. They will pick and chose the stories that do not enrage the public. They took good care of their Wall Street friends after the crash by not enraging the public with the facts. The crooked judges are the worst of the lot and they are often protected.
“I often wonder how extensive corruption, malfeasance and misfeasance is in government, and how much of it is covered up. The older I get the more cynical I become, and I think the problem is far greater than I ever imagined.”
The answer: It’s rampant everywhere. Under the cover of their PE unions, public employees know that it will take a major discovery to force action. The worst part of it is the negative impact of corrupt LEO’s. They count on being able to abuse citizens and get away with it. Today, you are lucky if you come out of one of these unwarranted confrontations with your life. LEOs get away with killing citizens and often it’s the easiest way to avoid prosecution. We are in big trouble!