“parents can get their children back after showing identification and pledging to take parenting classes and remain in Texas.”
That does not sound unreasonable and the families may return to the ranch. I guess they have to wait a few more days, though. It’s beginning to look more and more positive. Yahoo!
Isn’t “pledging to take parenting classes” an admission that they were guilty of not being good parents? Why would they pledge to do this unless they have admitted to wrong doing?
Not unreasonable as it’s written but the devil maybe in details we haven’t seen. It would be interesting to see what the Judge added that they are discussing.
Really? Perhaps not if you are willing to dictate somebody else's life decisions.
Perhaps there was a couple among the hundreds of parents who had decided that they didn't want to belong to FLDS anymore and they had already bought a house in Utah for their family. What do they do with the house while they are being held in Texas? When can they ever have any hope of being able to relocate to another state? A year? Five years?
What if a couple had just been visiting FLDS and has a home elsewhere? Are they now forced to become Texas residents?
Who decides what the "parenting" class is? Will it teach these parents that it's okay to have "Two Mommies" like some of the public schools in the country, but only if there are no Daddies?
Who pays for the parenting class? What does it take to satisfy CPS that no further "parenting" class need be taken? What if you don't "pass" the class by agreeing to whatever is taught constitutes proper parenting?
I think it sounds a lot less reasonable if you apply it to your own life.
That does not sound unreasonable and the families may return to the ranch.
No, it is very unreasonable.
Let's say CPS takes your kids. After two months they find nothing to implicate you. On the contrary, they find you're a wonderful parent.
But, to get your kids back, you have to be punished by taking parenting classes and having your movements restricted.
Being punished, without committing a crime is... well, it's a crime!