That sting was run back in May by Millersville Assistant Police Chief Shawn Taylor and a colorful cast of characters he assembled for the operation.

Among the revelations, the recordings show:

  • Taylor did not involve other law enforcement agencies with more experience in such operations because of his unfounded conspiracy theories that prominent state officials are involved in child sex trafficking.
  • Members of a private group posed online as minors — despite Millersville police being told by prosecutors that the sting would be legal only if sworn law enforcement officers were the ones doing the work.
  • Shawn Taylor told one operative that investigators would be using “pre-signed search warrants,” which would likely be illegal, according to experts.
  • Police arrested one suspect then, when he refused to talk to investigators, they turned him over to the private group for questioning.
  • A Millersville detective boasted that the suspect was being taken to a jail where it was likely that he might not come out alive.

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  • @NABDad
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    152 months ago

    Here’s the thing. I really believe that the Republican party is loaded to the gills with criminal creeps. However, if I were to share this list with any of my right-wing Christian acquaintances or (sigh) family, they’ll respond with “Democrats are worse!”

    Is there a similar list of Democrat Sexual predators, abusers, and enablers?

    Without a corresponding list, it makes it look like it’s just trying to make Republicans look bad (as opposed to just showing what they are).

    • flicker
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      212 months ago

      Why not just ask them to provide one? If they’re even worse, it should be easy to find supporting information.

      • @NABDad
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        42 months ago

        I’d rather have both lists, and be able to point at the 53 pages of Republican predators and two pages of Democrat predators and say, "see the difference?"1

          • @20hzservers
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            32 months ago

            You’re close, what they will actually do is say the list is proof of a cover up and that democrats just get away with it more. Source: My family 🙄

          • @[email protected]
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            02 months ago

            Just because your audience doesn’t listen to reason, it doesn’t mean that presenting a good argument is worthless.

            At least your doing things in good faith, we could leave it to the individual to decide if they want to take the moral high ground.