The point of the article is poorly made. The author believes that if rape victims were allowed to sue rapists in federal court, this would stop rapists, and specifically would have prevented Larry Nassar from continuing to victimize girls. The idea is preposterous. Federal lawsuits move at an excruciatingly slow pace. It is a state crime which belongs in state courts, both criminally and civilly.

Nassars abuse was allowed to continue BECAUSE the victims turned to the Federal Government and the FBI (who had no jurisdiction) let them down. The way to stop Nassau was to immediately report the rapes to police department with proper jurisdiction. Once that was done, Nassau was arrested and stopped. The article also implies that the Supreme Court decision prevents victims from suing. This is not true. Victims have always had the ability to civilly sue their rapists in state court, and many of Nassar's victims have done so.

Even if Christine Blakey and Anita Hill's allegations were proven to be true, neither would meet the legal definition of rape. I think that makes you stupid, Nixon, because you don't know what rape is.

As for numb, I have put dozens of rapists behind bars and advocated for rape victim whose bodies were brutalized and souls were crushed. It is particularly painful for them to hear the word "rape" politicized or loosely used as a metaphor.

Neither has ever even been accused of rape. Time to go back on your meds.

Also from FBI site:
The FBI's jurisdiction in crimes or attacks against Americans abroad dates back to the mid-1980s, when Congress passed laws authorizing us to investigate hostage-taking and kidnappings of Americans and terrorist acts against U.S. nationals or interests overseas. Of course, we don't go uninvited into another country"we get permission from the host government and always work with that nation's law enforcement and security personnel, in concert with the U.S. Embassy and the Ambassador.

Our jurisdiction doesn't extend to non-terrorism related homicides, robberies, rapes, and muggings of Americans"these are usually handled by local authorities. But we can"and sometimes do"offer investigative or forensics assistance in these cases if asked.

From the FBI site:
Child Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse issues are generally handled by state and local authorities, and not by the federal government. There are many sound reasons for this, including the relationship between the states, which generally have broad authority within their jurisdictions, and the federal government, which has constitutional limitations on its authority. As a result, the Department of Justice generally has no province over these matters.

Bruce,
When a computer is seized, the hard drive is mirrored/copied. All forensic examination is done on a copy. Chain of custody is documented at every step of the search and seizure process. Considering child pornography is often shared, dates and times of origin of those files can often be verified through external means as well, such as ISP server records.

Bellringer,
60 years of his sentence came from the federal charges involving the child porn on his computer, so yes, it was very relevant. It was a good backstop in case he had somehow beaten the sexual assault charges.

Tony, with all due respect, that is not how it works. A sexual assault is a violation of state law in the state where the sexual assault occurred. If he sexually assaulted 30 team members in 20 different states, that would not be a federal crime. Each case would be prosecuted in the state where it occurred. "Across state lines" applies in cases of kidnapping, trafficking, or if the victim was "procured" from another state or transported across state lines by the perpetrator for the purpose of committing the sexual act. If both suspect and victim were in the same state when all elements of the crime took place, that is not "across state lines". All the sexual assault charges against him were state charges.

As for foreign countries, The FBI could "investigate" but could not bring charges in Tokyo or London, it would be up to Japan or England. There are a couple odd "Extraterritorial" authorities the FBI has in cases of Americans traveling for the purposes of having sex with minors, but that is targeted at American "sex tourists", generally exploiting foreign children. It is possible that law could be applied to Miss Maroney's case, I'm not sure.

No, it was not in federal court, Sexual assault is not a federal crime. The FBI had no jurisdiction and should have immediately turned it over to state/local authorities. Instead they just sat on it and did nothing. They NEVER notified the local,police. That is not just appalling, it is criminal.

For more than a year the victims were under the impression the case was being investigated. Finally, another victim notified the correct jurisdiction (MSU police) who conducted a proper investigation that led to Nassau's arrest. They also obtained a search warrant which found child porn, unrelated to the gymnasts claims. Only then did the FBI gain jurisdiction for the child porn, which is a federal crime.

First question ... .why wasn't he fired a long time ago?

Second question, why was an FBI agent interviewing a rape victim? The FBI does not investigate rapes, they do not have the training to investigate rape.That is a state crime. He probably didn't document the interview because he knows he never should have interviewed her in the first place. The victim should have been treated kindly, compassionately and immediately put her in touch with the local police in the jurisdiction where the crime occurred. She should not have been asked to tell her story twice.

"Data from Israel indicates 10% of kids that got Covid get long haul Covid."

That is a lie. Read the study, that's not what it said at all.

So obsessed with the politics,that won't save you either.

Bookmark this thread to look back after the California schools close again and when you ar a member of your well protected family members somehow gets COVID despite your vaccine and mask.

Ya know, when NY ICU's were overloaded, we sent them a hospital ship ... ... and ICU patients were helicoptered to underutilized Hospitals in the south ... .hmmm.

Rusty,
My daughter got it from her roommate, who got it from her boyfriend, who got it from his mother during a restaurant dinner (all vaccinated people). The mother got it from a kid she was babysitting, who was not vaccinated, who got it at school, where everyone was masked.

Go ahead and feel safe in your "I':m vaccinated and wear a mask in public, so I am safe" fantasy.

The CDC, Snoofy

As for international travel, I am an airline buff. While sitting home in April 2020, with most of the country shut down, I watched takeoffs and landings at LAX and SFO. (Via FlightAware) Planes were steadily coming in from China and all parts of Asia. How can that be, I wondered? We were told international travel was restricted, critical essential travel only. I don't know what that is supposed to mean but I saw no change in airport traffic.

Back in March/April 2020, our county was county was completely shut down. Essential trips only, everything g closed except essential services like grocery stores. At the time I thought it was pretty stupid, as we had only 2 cases reported on the entire county. I thought we should "save" that remedy for when the problem becomes acute. Fast forward to now. Cases are exploding and everything is open. Folks say people won't tolerate another shut down, but that may be what we need to stall the spread.

Save your responses about vaccines. I'm VERY PRO VACCINE, but I have seen first hand that the vaccine does not stop the spread. Vaccines reduce the serious/life threatening cases, but does not stop the spread. My vaccinated daughter's vaccinated roommate caught Covid and spread it to seven of her vaccinated friends in early July. We all know about Providence as well. I frankly don't believe this 1 in 5000 --------. I believe in vaccines, but it is not enough.

Haven't heard that particular expression since middle school. Are you back to home learning LYD?

So far as we know, Covid-19 did not originate in the US and neither did Delta or Mu variants, so yeah, some well placed international travel restrictions would have been wise, in the past and future.

Fascinating, but the methodology by which the Mammoths are expected to preserve the permafrost sounds unrealistic and contrived.

I'm disabled, and have spent many years in a wheelchair. I am currently able to walk and function independently, but realize that can change at any time. I don't expect the entire world to adapt to me. I am realistic and recognize there are places I can't go and things can't do because of my disabilities. I expect reasonable accommodations, like curb cuts on public streets, ramps to access the courthouse, store aisles not blocked by signs and displays. I don't expect every building to have an elevator, but if it does, I expect it to be available for use (my kids school had elevators, but kept them locked at all times, requiring a trip to the office to wait for an escort with a key). I live in an isolated, rural area, with family members who,I can count on for help I need. My isolated community also has its own fire station. I,will live here as long as I can, but if someday I find myself without family to rely on, and if the fire station should close, I would move to a place more accessible to services. It younare disabled, it foolish to put yourself in the middle of nowhere and then expect others to rescue you.

Wait ... .what? Blue state health care workers refusing to vaccinate? I thought the anti ax ears were all uneducated red state Trumpers?

It would be simple enough to close their Dallas office, but something tells me they won't do that. They protest the Georgia legislation but haven't closed their Atlanta office either. Much cheaper to make a virtue signaling press release than actually do something expensive. I seriously doubt any "family" is going to request a transfer to a different state just in case they need an abortion someday.

Made it 13 posts before inserting Trump into a discussion about an article that has nothing to do with Trump.

Wait ... what? I thought all conservatives were racists?