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  • rainwall@piefed.socialtoFuck AI@lemmy.worldAmazing Art
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    9 hours ago

    I got bamboozled. They had a “breezy colored pencil” look that fit in with a good artist dashing off some quick drawings every couple of days.

    I missed the last one posted above. I think that one is too elaborare and might have given me some pause, but who knows.









  • The article says it was required:

    But they never reported Massie’s crimes to police, as required by the law. Instead, Bruckelmyer and other leaders in the church encouraged the victims to take part in forgiveness sessions — which allowed Massie, now 50, to continue abusing children, according to an investigation by the Minnesota Star Tribune and ProPublica.

    Later down:

    He said it was up to the victims to report the crimes to police, a clear misreading of the law for mandated reporters — doctors, teachers and others who are required to report crimes against children.

    “We don’t protect either one,” Bruckelmyer said of sexual abusers and their victims.

    This is the churches defense:

    Kimberly Lowe, a lawyer and crisis manager for the church, said its preachers are unpaid and therefore might not be legally required to report sexual abuse of children. Asked if she believes the preachers are mandated reporters under Minnesota law, Lowe would only say that the language of the statute is unclear.

    Propublica does pretty deep research, so I’m inclined to believe them.