They Must Be Monsters Quotes

“Over the next thirty years, as we both experienced love and life, raising children of our own, America dramatically changed—and I suspect that McMartin had something to do with it; that an event which touched so many people for so many years must have had an irreparable impact on such an impressionable society.

Today, understandably, teachers are far more reluctant to hug their students, or to make any type of physical contact with a child. Openly discussing sex—and perverted acts in particular—is now part of our nightly conversation, as if what once seemed unbecoming has been brushed with a tint of glamour.

Ironically, I’m afraid, with all of our progress and advancement, we’ve devolved in the most subtle ways. A simple accusation, true or contrived, enters the news cycle and moves across the airwaves before facts are verified, destroying reputations before due process takes form. False narratives incite angry mobs into the streets, where they loot and burn down businesses in some misguided act of retribution. Across the globe, our fellow countrymen are beheaded by zealots, and yet our interest wanes as the next newsflash hits our smart phones.”
― Matthew Leroy, They Must Be Monsters: A Modern-Day Witch Hunt - The Untold Story behind the McMartin phenomenon: the longest, most expensive case in U.S. history