Hypocrisy 101
Last week, just hours after molestation charges against Josh Duggar were publicly revealed, an Arkansas judge, Stacey Zimmerman, agreed to expunge the police report detailing their investigation into the crime. That is not how documents of this type are usually handled, but the Duggar's, of 19 Kids and Counting, apparently have enough "juice" to sway the justice system within their community. That only added to the layers of hypocrisy that surround this case. Beginning in 2002 and continuing through 2006, their son was accused of forcible fondling and molestation of five minor girls. While the Duggar's prefer to call his behavior inappropriate touching, that doesn't mitigate the fact that what he did was a felony, not a misdemeanor. It was a crime and despite their expressions of concern, it does nothing to address the trauma his victims faced and will carry throughout their lives. The family chose to handle the matter privately and while they did have a member of the local police department talk to their son, it wasn't until 2006, when staffers of Oprah Winfrey, doing background research for a show, unearthed the true extent of what had gone on. They immediately notified authorities in Arkansas. An investigation was begun, but no charges were filed because it proceeded so slowly the statue of limitations expired before it was concluded. Coincidence?
