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stopdiggin

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2. Yeah. That's certainly one that deserves being served up as a reminder ...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:41 PM

Sunday

What a sh*t-show that was.
And what a tawdry disgrace - for everyone ! (system, counselors, LE, prosecutors ... and, finally, all of the children that were so horribly let down - by hysterical parents, therapists, and other chicken littles - not only at McMartin, but around the country .. )

"Children don't lie ...." (even when the tales told had more fabrication and fantasy than any Disney production .. )
(might have been a clue in there somewhere .. )

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On this day, March 22, 1984, teachers at a preschool were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sunday OP

In a similar case, a falsely accused daycare worker spent five years incarcerated. John1956PA Sunday #1

Yeah. That's certainly one that deserves being served up as a reminder ... stopdiggin Sunday #2