Alabama governor signs law allowing church to have its own police force

[Blue_Tires]

Link to tweet

Oh yeah I see this ending real well...

[Celerity]

1. Under his eye!

[Dennis Donovan]

2. She's old

...so maybe not long for this world. Noted for a future grave piss.

[underpants]

3. Al Abama

Nuff said

[htuttle]

4. Y'all Qaeda pursuing their Yeehawd

Vanilla ISIS

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. An excellent compilation of descriptive terms.

[Sneederbunk]

5. Better not play hookey from Sunday School.

[NewDayOranges]

7. BIG PICTURE: I think this means that churches will be able to

Report instances of child sexual abuse or suspected child sexual abuse by clergy to their Church's police force instead of local police force...

This will allow churches to continue to stifle their victims' cries for help...

[lpbk2713]

9. Fine.

Let them all go to jail for complicity in covering up a felony after the FBI
investigates. The FBI investigates police depts accused of felonies.

[LiberalFighter]

8. Who is going to pay for it?

These Republicans are really wackos.

[Blue_Tires]

13. That's my question as well

since we know Holy Mother Church isn't shelling out the bucks to turn any Barney or Otis off the street into highly trained peace officers...

So I'm guessing they'll just be security guards with arrest powers, more toys and even itchier trigger fingers...

[Tech]

10. Does she wear that same red jacket for everything she signs?

[smirkymonkey]

11. This is fucked.

Basically it is Christian Sharia Law. What is the justification for this? Why do they need their own police force? I think it is to hide crimes from the law, rather than to protect anybody.

[TheRealNorth]

15. Is there any chapters of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Or Satanic Temple in Alabama? Seems to me that they should have equal rights to have their own police, although I suppose equal rights under the law in a novel concept in Alabama.

[TeamPooka]

12. Can a Muslim mosque or school get their own police force in AL too? If not this law will go away

[IcyPeas]

14. Don't the taliban have religious police?

[LuvNewcastle]

16. Anybody ever heard of Landover Baptist Church?

This sounds like something they would do. These fuckers have no clue how ridiculous they are.

[bluestarone]

17. Actually i think the county attorney should be getting involved?

I have a problem with a separate police force? (UNTRAINED)?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

18. Can't wait for the tv series

Presbyterian Police Squad

In case of emergency call 666