I almost get to the point where I'm not even upset, but I just keep reading.
"Of course, sex crimes in the workplace do happen, and employers are very frequently concerned about being drawn into a criminal investigation. The really astonishing thing about this case, the Jones case, and scores of others like them is the attitude of the U.S. Department of Justice: it is one of official indifference to crime involving American contractors–even when American contractors are the victims. When pressed to explain its inaction, Justice Department spokesmen typically respond with complete silence, or they mutter semicoherent gibberish about ‘inadequate resources’ and ‘legal complexities.’"
"Vote machine: How Republicans hacked the Justice Department" by Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine):
"The Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program at Justice, for instance, has long served as a fast track for students from elite law schools. Under the Bush Administration, however, the hiring shifted from the Ivies to avowedly conservative schools. Regent University Law School, founded by Pat Robertson in 1986, claims to have placed more than 150 of its graduates in positions with the Bush Administration. Regent, which ranks among the bottom tier of law schools, struggled to secure an accreditation with the American Bar Association, just as its alumni struggle to find employment. Hiring from fourth-rate schools is perfectly legal, of course, and the practice has the additional benefit of creating a new class of grateful civil servants."
Politics | DOJ Sues Fox Over Indecency Fines | Seattle Times Newspaper:
"In an unusual move, the Justice Department sued Fox Broadcasting Co. and another broadcaster Friday to collect $56,000 in fines for the broadcast of a raunchy reality show in 2003 that included scenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties."
This should piss you off. If there's any one organization that should be able to handle "legal complexities" because they have the greatest legal minds they could find is the Department of Justice. I guess it's just easier to spend time and resources enforcing obscenity laws.
