The Comet Ping Pong Wikipedia page states that the D.C. Police department has debunked Pizzagate: ..."debunked by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia". My question is when did they investigate this? And what if anything was found? Could this investigation have been tainted as it was performed on one of the 50 most powerful people in their district?
If you live in the D.C. you help to fund this group and I believe your questions (should you have any) warrant answers. Also in today's climate where City Police are receiving funding from the Federal Government I believe all citizens are entitled to answers. If Snopes and The NYT want to claim this is debunked that is their business. But if a government organization wants to go on record as saying definitively that no wrong doing has been done than I think we deserve answers.
We should implore the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia to demand that the Wiki be edited or demand that they tell us why they are on the record for debunking this.
Common sense would dictate that they proceed with caution. For example they could state that they have looked into the matter but do not have any evidence of wrongdoing at this time. And encouraging people to contact them if they have any evidence that is relevant. -That is a far way from saying after looking into this we find that the allegations are false...which is what 'debunking' means.
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AreWeSure ago
Police are not obligated to investigate unsubstantiated rumors. Particularly for a business that has been open for almost a decade with no parents or customers making any sort of charge like this.
What should get the police involved?
Many emails used the term pizza? A girl has masking tape on her arms? They make sick jokes? I think Marina Abramovic is a witch? An anonymous poster on 4chan said....?
What concrete evidence is there that should get the state involved?
Godwillwin ago
The killroom should be investigated. The pajama factory brother that is a self proclaimed paedophile should be investigated. In my state, if you suspect that abuse of any kind of a child is taking place, a thorough investigation is supposed to take place. If you stay silent, you are actually breaking the law. This new law went into effect about 3 or 4 years ago
AreWeSure ago
Cops are not going to investigate comments on instagram in absence of any other evidence.
The Killroom is an regular old commercial walk in freezer.
The Pajama factory brother is not self proclaimed. Wasn't that one person calling another My favorite pedo? That's second person, not first person
Either way both of these can be taken as jokes. One reason I think these are jokes is this is a type of humor that is very familiar on the east coast, it's called "busting your chops" or "breaking your balls." Cops are very, very familiar with it. It's a particularly aggressive, teasing form of humor that almost makes you want to fight someone, but if you actually take offense to it, it's bad form, you've exposed yourself as thin skinned. It's like the teasing an older brother would do to a younger brother. Better form is to bust the guy's chops right back. It Goodfellas a particularly hot headed gangster shoots someone when he doesn't realize the other gangsters are just breaking his balls.
Yeah, comments on instagram are not going to be taken seriously as evidence a child is being abused.
Godwillwin ago
I live in the south on the east coast. I am quite familiar with busting your chops and how we in the south are much more unpolitically correct. I wouldn't be concerned by the paedo comment if there weren't a ton of other suspicious things pointing to these people being paedos. For law enforcement to not look into this is irresponsible. Period. What about Monica and Haiti? Can't they look into that? The corruption is mind boggling. If you let your kid play in the front yard while you are washing the dishes and watching through the window, a neighbor may call the police. The police may come and question you. But they want investigate this?! Come on?!!
WorkSmarter ago
I'm with you. I'm all for ragging on your friends and I can dish it as well as I can take it but that joke seems in bad taste and I wouldn't allow it. As you said, when compiled with the rest of what we've seen it doesn't seem like a joke. How often does pedophilia come up in your group of friends. It seems to be a constant occurrence with this group.