NEW YORK
New York Daily News
Editorial
New Yorkers are soon to discover whether the scarring of child sex abuse counts for a damn in a state capital dominated by money.
Men and women who were prey to adults will walk the Legislature on Tuesday and Wednesday to lobby for relaxation of statutes of limitation that all but rule out prosecutions and civil suits against pedophiles.
They will press their cases alongside pleaders for other legislation — many of whom are accompanied by highly paid, door openers. For starters, they must trust no one. Even lawmakers who claim to be on their side.
Because individual legislators are puppets of the bosses. Commiseration and handshakes are meaningless without the backing for Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, GOP Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Gov. Cuomo.
Democrats will say they support extending or eliminating the statute of limitations only if . . .
Republicans will say they support extending or eliminating the statute of limitations only if . . .
And never will the ifs match.
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