The governor's inference here were sins of omission were just as bad, if not worse, than sins of commission.
Five employees of Lackawanna County's Office of Youth and Family Services were hit with criminal charges this week. The district attorney's office and Scranton Police say the five knew about child abuse, and did nothing to stop it.
What did they do when they had the power? According to the DA, the answer is "nothing."
All five are innocent until proven guilty. Some attorneys for the accused had problems with the way the Scranton Police Department acted. This is going to get interesting-- and ugly.
There are times, because of conflict of interest potential, that investigations should be handed off to the Pennsylvania State Police or the attorney general's office. In hindsight...
The higher ups in the county issued texts. One commissioner went in front of the cameras, only to call for a state investigation. Somebody really needs to step up here. They failed the kids.
