One of the things I find most disturbing about the Steubenville rape

[toby jo]

38. Local insights

I moved to this county about 5 years ago, it's a kicker:
- They say it has more unsolved murders than any county in Ohio.
- Nobody will run against the sheriff, Fred Abdulla. The feds tried to get him about 10 years ago on a
corruption charge, he snaked away.
- I haven't met anyone who has a good thing to say about him, always a tale on corruption.
- High school football on TV every Friday night, and again on Saturday or Sunday (Repeats!)
- The local college, Franciscan University, a Catholic school, has alot of influence. They were on record,
quite publiclly, during the election season as being absolutely against letting woman have contraception.
Quite silent on this issue - misogynist bastards.
- Here's my quick story - a small claims case that was all but dismissed against neighboring poacher who
still won't leave my animals alone , judge didn't look at film, or care that a subpoenaed neighbor didn't
show, they were related. A fellow I dated briefly knocked me clean cold out, stitches in my face, stole
my horse and her papers, no charges. There were 5 felonies charges all overlooked. I got the horse
back, back leg destroyed, guy is currently in prison in northern Ohio, where he was charged by their
folks for another domestic violence. Judge would not even give me a restraining order.
- The best, this is going over to anonymous: a sheriff dept employee told me once that the only people that
get protection in Steubenville are those that are in law enforcement, are related or are friends of law en
forcement. He said that the regional FBI agent for the area had a son who killed a drug dealer. The sheriffs
'protected' him. He said that is why nobody can get a federal investigation in Jefferson county. Everytime
someone brings evidence of wrongdoing, the fed will investigate and say nothing happened, eveything's cool.
The guy said Abdulla 'destroyed my life'. He left town.

I thought this area would be a great refuge from the city and a place to farm, but it is a classic good ole boy network with enough crime and corruption to make anyone back off. I've heard, through a military connection, that this time the feds are gonna get em. That even the ATF may get involved because there was an illegal gun that went off somewhere and there is some tax evasion charge they are looking at. Like Capone, he said, that was all they could find to get him on, so that's where they went. We'll see. My money's on anonymous.