The evidence shows that Ciavarella’s branding as the “Kids for Cash” judge is rightful and just. He ruined the lives of several children in exchange for large sums of money and deserves the shattered reputation and every day of his sentence.
Between 2003 and 2008, the Pennsylvania state Supreme Court tossed 4,000 convictions issued by Ciavarella because the judge violated the constitutional rights of the kids. These violations included denying the right to legal counsel and the right to intelligently enter a plea. Disgustingly, his attorneys said that all the media attention on Ciavarella was a good enough punishment.
A Pennsylvania judge convicted of sending young kids to juvenile detention centers in return for cash has been sentenced to 28 years in prison, https://www.freespeech.org/text/pa-judge-w...
After her death, Kager’s mother, Gina Best, wondered why police chose to confront Perry even though they knew he wasn’t alone.
“It was very clear to me that India was not part of the police investigation based on the responses I got from police. She had nothing to do with it. She was totally innocent,” Best told the Washington Post. “Did they find any weapons on India? Did she pose a threat? Why did [police] shoot into a car with a baby and woman who had nothing to do with their investigation?”
