Brickbat: He Fits Right In
In 2002, the Roman Catholic Church defrocked Thomas Harkins because of allegations he molested two grade-school girls. Harkins was never criminally charged, but the church paid $195,000 to settle civil lawsuits. Four months after he was removed from the priesthood, Harkins was hired by the Transportation Security Administration to screen airline passengers at Philadelphia International Airport. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports he is still employed by the TSA, but he has been promoted and no longer pats down passengers.
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he has been promoted and no longer pats down passengers
bet it feels like a demotion to him
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Well, I mean he molested the girls, not just sexually harassed them. He was overqualified to be just a screener.
His skills are better employed in the penalty boxes, body cavity search areas, and rape rooms.
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Indeed. I'm surprised he didn't convert to Islam and move to a Sharia-centric country where that conduct is tolerated, like say, Egypt or Iraq.
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If it was boys, he'd still be a priest.
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Or if vampires, this Priest.
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Paul Bettany, Brad Dourif and Christopher Plummer all had no better offers? MARKET FAILURE!!!
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Paul Bettany said it was a vanity project.
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HAHAHAHAhahaaaa....ooooh I thought this was a joke at first. Just another check mark on my "if any of these is true your country is circling the drain" list.
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sounds like a pretty solid plan to me dude.