Recent posts about the Royal Order Jesters have brought out an unusual array of comments. Some were thoughtful. Some were not. Some were downright embarrassing.
One commenter raised a red flag that has bothered me since. The Hon. Bro. Keith A. Meyer (that, I believe, is his Mason handle, and I respect his choice of presenting himself that way) wrote:
I did not however join to drink and swear and party and go on sex tours and become a whoremonger and an adulterer, and if i know a brother that is so doing then i will personally bring him up on mansonic charges. Which we as masons know is far worse then what any court can do to us.
This notion raised a specter that had not previously occurred to me. The Mason’s have their own, internal way of dealing with misconduct. I don’t know what that is, and I don’t know what constitutes misconduct to a Mason. But then he adds that it is “far worse then [sic] what any court can do” made me think.
The issue arose from a retired upstate New York judge who was a member of the Jesters, an offshoot of the Masons, who happened to be a “whoremongerer” on the side. I wondered, was his allegiance as a judge to the Constitution and the laws of the State of New York, or to the Masons?
What if we found that judges who are Masons are torn in their responsibility? Would a judge/Mason cut a fellow Mason a break? Would he decide that Mason justice, rather than criminal justice, was the appropriate way to deal with his lodge brother?
There is a secrecy, and a zeal, that came through some of the reactions to this Jester revelation that leads me to think that a fear that judges who are also Masons might not be so crazy.
Is this just a silly reaction to a few overzealous Masons who take their club a little too seriously, or is there a real concern that some judges may feel a stronger allegiance to their brotherhood than to their responsibility to the law? I’m beginning to wonder in earnest.
How hard would it be for a defendant to give a judge the secret Mason wink, or work the word “hallibut” into his not-guilty plea? Are Masonic judges conflicted? Is there really a secret Masonic star-chamber that does worse things than our courts?
The Masons are a secret society, and reportedly have had such distinguished members as George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt. To have a bunch of judges in there would hardly seem a stretch. So I can’t help but wonder, do we need to question judges on whether they are Masons, and where their loyalty stands?
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Great job blogging about this. I have been investigating the Shriners for two years and have been covering not only the Buffalo Jesters story, but the story about how 19 Jesters were called to testify as witnesses about their first hand knowledge of illegal drugs and prostitution after a fishing trip to Brazil. The article is on my site. I think the biggest problem is 1) the Shriners and Jesters are non profit groups and these stories are part of uncovering the biggest non profit fraud in history and 2) the Shriners believe that their law is above the law of the land.
There is a pattern of those members who are also sworn to uphold the law but instead turn a blind eye to crime to protect the brotherhood.
I have also been waiting for something pre-emptive but these guys instead go for the “head in the sand” approach.
Yes, all these guys are Masons but the closer relationship is between the Shriners and the Jesters, as one must be invited as a Shrine leader to become a Jester.
About the tax returns? If you go to Guidestar.org and type in “Jesters” you can see their tax returns.
The Jesters seems to be nothing more than a party group that somehow was given non profit status by the IRS. Yes, the Masonic system of justice is one these guys do not want to face, but now that the FBI is involved and possibly the IRS, there will be no way out.
After my Jesters articles, detractors came out of the woodwork to try and discredit me but failed to refute the data and information that I presented.
The headlines might be hollering about the judge and prostitutes, in this and other cases, but the real problem is that the Jesters have manipulated the non profit system so they can donate money, deduct it from their taxes and go on Jester paid trips. One group spent about $72,000 on their weekend bash called the Book of the Play. Then they paid $1,200 for security?
The IRS needs to step in here, suspend their non profit status and demand each court to or subpoena each court (the Jesters’ clubs are called courts) for their “audited” financial statements because they will see that the statements do not resemble their tax returns.
I know, the tax stuff is boring. But the core issue of my investigation has been non profit transparency, disclosure and accountability, things that both the Shriners and Jesters seem to avoid at any cost.
Well, that certainly takes matters into an entirely new direction. Tax deductible prostitution? Thanks Sandy.
I’m guessing that my invitation to become a Jester must be lost in the mail. Yours too?
Sandy is a bitter old maid who needs publicity. I’m sorry, but it always seems like it’s some bitter old prune that opens discussions like this.
Most mature women have already accepted the fact that men are men, Sandy hasn’t. She’s living in the past, and it shows. Now the business part is different, but it seems that Sandy has a “thing” for the strippers and prostitutes part.
Hey Sandy, get real…men do this stuff, it’s common, all men do it, judges, lawyers, priest, all men. Men are just men Sandy.
Sandy,
You are certainly doing a dignified justice. This prostitution happens at ALL Jester functions that are not co-ed (which are few, mainly the Christmas parties where we shower our wives with extravagant gifts). Women are available at the National Book of the Play and the weekend getaways. The initiation into the ROJ is embarrassing and humiliating. One episode found myself naked and blindfolded with a brick tied to my manhood by means of a string, little did I know that there was a slight cut in the string. The Jester who was initiating me asked if I trusted him that the brick would not hurt me? (Let me clear up I am no longer a member). He tossed the brick which gave me a slight tug and broke the string. This is done to boost fraternal bonds. After the remainder of the ritual which is somewhat Shakespearian in nature I was offered by a member to sleep with a prostitute. I refused and from then on was kind of the black sheep of the group because I would not participate with the women. Though I did eventually serve as director of my court. We gambled and constantly drank and this goes on with most Shriners not knowing what the Jesters are. This light needs to be brought forward before our fraternity recieves a black eye that we cannot recover from. Anyone woman who reads this be assured wholeheartedly that if your husband is an active Jester, meaning not just a card carrier he has been subjected if not participated in these events. I am dead serious.
xstripper,
If you go to my site and read the articles about the Jesters, you’ll realize that those in Buffalo were involved with more than just prostitution. Sex trafficking and human slavery. Then there are those who appear to be involved with child sex tourism.
I appreciate your sentiments but now things have evolved beyond “men being men.” Or at least the FBI seems to think so.
Then there are the issues of tax fraud and non profit corruption.
Go read my articles at http://sandyfrost.newsvine.com.
Thanks,
Sandy
Thanks,
George Napier,
I would like to talk with you more about the Jesters, please?
I can be reached at [email protected].
The irony of lavishing gifts on the wifes at s Christmas party is rich.
Thanks so much,
Sandy