And as for this discussion, since the national wankers were brought in...it helps to show that this is beyond a Detroit thing.
As a conspiracy trender, I've noticed that many, if not most, of those who achieve some of the highest positions of authority all over the world have flaws which would bring them down if made public.
It should be no surprise that so many of the scandals lead straight to the top. The Franklin one during the GHW years could've and should've blown one large pedophile ring up...but somehow they kept a lid on it.
http://www.franklinscandal.com/
The Penn State debacle was rumored to be another tip of a dirty iceburg...one reporter said the reason Sandusky was allowed to continue his deeds as long as he did was because he was pimping to large investors to the university. That portion of the story was never followed up on.
Everyone knows the scandal within the Catholic Church. The highest-placed priest I ever met was in Chicago, he was a weird dude who was obviously well taken care of, living in one of the tonier high-rises in the 600s just off the lake. Claimed to be the lead security for traveling Vatican officials in North America. I never asked any questions when his very gay aide wandered out of his bedroom while I was installing his new hifi...so I can confirm some degree of acquiescence up to that level.
One of my writers in the hifi world, when I was editing a national magazine, told me at a dinner of his CIA brother's investigations into an international child slavery/prostitution ring...and the story which was 'just about to break' eleven years ago that I never heard about again.
Bad behavior seems to be encouraged, above some level of authority, in order to hold the embarassing "it" over someone. J.Edgar Hoover's FBI famously manipulated people for decades, using his little file cards full of dirty information. I think that happens on a larger scale in the world...
...and of all the people mentioned in the original post, the only one who needed to hide his deeds was Godbee...because he was also serving as the Pastor of a Church. That is why I made such a big deal of him hiding THAT fact for so long. No way they'd put up with a Pastor swinging.
Come to think of it now, having a public official also have their own church is a neat way of channeling bribes. Better than the non-profits Kwhyme and the gang used, since they are likely exempt from the cash-reporting laws, like party stores and gas stations are. [[I'm betting the surface-parking-lot owners don't have to report their cash like the plebeians, either)
Ugh...
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