Summary: In This Episode: A home-town story has a notable parallel to a national story, and they both hinge on men in power taking advantage of the young — while other supposedly responsible adults failed to do their legal, and “mandatory”, duty. It was a tough one to record, and it’ll be tough to listen to, but it’s an important, and thought-provoking, issue: what would YOU do?<br><br> <br> <a title="Click to submit to Twitter - You do get the chance to edit before you submit it." href="http://twitter.com/home?status=RT%20@ThisIsTrue%20shows%20the%20parallels%20between%20the%20Olympic%20gymnast%20doctor%20and%20a%20local%20(Denver)%20story:%20in%20both%20cases,%20the%20kids%20were%20sacrificed%20because%20the%20adults%20around%20them%20protected%20each%20other.%20https://thisistrue.com/d-p30" target="new"></a><br> Jump To…<br> <br> * <a href="#notes">Show Notes</a><br> * <a href="#subscribe">How to Subscribe</a><br> * <a href="#feedback">How to Comment</a><br> * <a href="#transcript">Episode Transcript</a><br> * <a href="https://thisistrue.com/category/podcasts/">List of All Episodes</a><br> <br> <a name="notes"></a><br> Show Notes<br> <br> * Who is specifically called out as a “Mandatory Reporter” of child abuse or neglect in <a href="https://www.coloradocwts.com/are-you-a-mandated-reporter">Colorado</a>.<br> * Who is specifically called out as a “Mandatory Reporter” of child abuse or neglect in <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-73971_7119_50648_7193_7812-157836--,00.html">Michigan</a>.<br> * A large portion of the recounting of the times Larry Nassar could have been stopped was from <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gymnastics-scandal-8-times-larry-nassar-could-have-been-stopped-n841091">this report</a> by NBC News (in case you want to read through the rest of the times).<br> * Another report that details how Michigan State officials similarly failed the girls, by the <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/story/tech/2018/01/18/msu-president-told-nassar-complaint-2014/1042071001/">Detroit News</a>.<br> * Related, from my blog: a story of other school officials very close to where I live ignoring the “Mandatory Reporting” law. <a href="https://thisistrue.com/another_week_another_pack_of_clueless_school_officials/">Another Week, Another Pack of Clueless School Officials</a> is also a sobering read, yet it seems not even other Colorado school officials learned the lesson …because the penalties are pretty much nil.<br> <br> <a name="subscribe"></a><br> How to Subscribe<br> Search for Uncommon Sense in your podcast app or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/id1259380128">iTunes</a>, or manually enter this feed URL into your app: https://thisistrue.com/feed/podcast<br> Also available via <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ixj6haluiswf4e5wiw4qksmlzni?t%3DUncommon_Sense:_the_This_is_True_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://player.fm/series/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast-1496500">PlayerFM</a>, <a href="https://beta.tunein.com/radio/Uncommon-Sense-the-This-is-True-Podcast-p1015540/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://podfanatic.com/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Podfanatic</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast//">ListenNotes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1259380128/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Overcast</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=147364&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/gb57a-57601/">Podbean</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/">Listen Notes</a> — and more to come?<br><br> <a name="feedback"></a><br>
