{"id":1585,"date":"2021-12-21T15:54:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2021-12-21T15:59:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T20:59:41","slug":"people-in-charge-brought-to-their-knees-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/2021\/12\/21\/people-in-charge-brought-to-their-knees-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"People in charge brought to their knees &#8211; finally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-pexels-cottonbro-10466266-1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-pexels-cottonbro-10466266-1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-pexels-cottonbro-10466266-1024-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-pexels-cottonbro-10466266-1024-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It probably doesn&#8217;t happen often enough, but it makes my heart sing when I see people in power, especially those who should be protecting the innocent, get brought to their knees in a sting operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, the headlines were full of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-001-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-001-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-001-980x684.jpg 980w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-001-480x335.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2021\/12\/17\/nky-attorney-serve-less-than-year-jail-human-trafficking-charges\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-002.jpg 720w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-002-480x178.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/lawsuit-accuses-washington-area-police-involvement-sex-trafficking-ring-2021-12-17\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-003.jpg 765w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/211221-Sting-operation-003-480x154.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 765px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption>https:\/\/www.ocalapost.com\/police-involved-in-human-trafficking-offered-protection-to-criminals-in-exchange-for-sex\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully, I pray that the victims affected by these despicable humans have the best Christmas they&#8217;ve had in years, knowing that these criminals are behind bars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It always applies &#8211; if you see something &#8211; say something.  People like these are all around us, and if we can turn someone in, you need to contact the FBI immediately.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Submit a Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fill out the &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Online Tips and Public Leads<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;form at tips.fbi.gov<\/li><li>Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324)<\/li><li>Contact your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/field-offices\">local field office<\/a>&nbsp;or closest&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/legal-attache-offices\">international office<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots.jpg\" alt=\"Doug Bardwell bio\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots.jpg 756w, https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dougs-Bio-8-21-w-divider-dots-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 756px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo by&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@cottonbro?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">cottonbro<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/light-road-industry-car-10466266\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It probably doesn&#8217;t happen often enough, but it makes my heart sing when I see people in power, especially those who should be protecting the innocent, get brought to their knees in a sting operation. This week, the headlines were full of them. 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This week, the headlines were full of them. https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/2021\/12\/17\/nky-attorney-serve-less-than-year-jail-human-trafficking-charges\/ https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/lawsuit-accuses-washington-area-police-involvement-sex-trafficking-ring-2021-12-17\/ https:\/\/www.ocalapost.com\/police-involved-in-human-trafficking-offered-protection-to-criminals-in-exchange-for-sex\/ Hopefully, I pray that the victims affected by these despicable humans have the best Christmas they&#8217;ve had in years, knowing that these criminals are behind bars. It always applies &#8211; if you see something &#8211; say something. People like these are all around us, and if we can turn someone in, you need to&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/category\/be-aware\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Be Aware<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug Bardwell","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1585"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1592,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585\/revisions\/1592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/sht\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}