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If (FL) Sen. Book can face down threats, Palm Beach sheriff can handle a state investigation
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article233209856.html
There are plenty of people, apparently, who — as the iconic movie line goes — can’t handle the truth, something that State Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, found that out in a most chilling manner last week. She says she received warnings and threats of trouble if she does not stop asking questions about the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
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In a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, Book asked him to authorize the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate how this happened. It’s another infuriating blank that needs to be filled in if all are going to be held accountable for the lenient treatment Epstein received. At the time, he was alleged to have sexually abused scores of young girls.
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Epstein was treated with kid gloves every step of the way. Still, not everyone thinks a state probe is a good idea. Since making her request, Book says that she has received several phone calls — some from Bradshaw’s supporters, others made anonymously — warning her off of digging too deeply into what she says is an “atrocity of justice.”
“They are saying, ‘Stop it, you don’t know what you’re going to get yourself into,’” Book told the Editorial Board. “Some are clearly warning me that I’m going to have some difficult times ahead and political retribution.” Book herself is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
The warnings are appalling. In trying to shield the Palm Beach sheriff or others, his supporters appear willing to see justice denied again. The threats are despicable, in a broader case that defines the word. Book alerted the Capitol Police last week upon receiving an anonymous threat. We urge the police to take this case seriously.
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There are plenty of people, apparently, who — as the iconic movie line goes — can’t handle the truth, something that State Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, found that out in a most chilling manner last week. She says she received warnings and threats of trouble if she does not stop asking questions about the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office.
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In a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, Book asked him to authorize the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate how this happened. It’s another infuriating blank that needs to be filled in if all are going to be held accountable for the lenient treatment Epstein received. At the time, he was alleged to have sexually abused scores of young girls.
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Epstein was treated with kid gloves every step of the way. Still, not everyone thinks a state probe is a good idea. Since making her request, Book says that she has received several phone calls — some from Bradshaw’s supporters, others made anonymously — warning her off of digging too deeply into what she says is an “atrocity of justice.”
“They are saying, ‘Stop it, you don’t know what you’re going to get yourself into,’” Book told the Editorial Board. “Some are clearly warning me that I’m going to have some difficult times ahead and political retribution.” Book herself is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
The warnings are appalling. In trying to shield the Palm Beach sheriff or others, his supporters appear willing to see justice denied again. The threats are despicable, in a broader case that defines the word. Book alerted the Capitol Police last week upon receiving an anonymous threat. We urge the police to take this case seriously.
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