[wideawake]

Nice equivocating defense of child rape, Jenny.

Again: the YFZ Ranch warrant was not based solely on phone calls, but also on the visual testimony of sworn witnesses.

[DonaldC]

I have not read the info on smoking gun yet, but if authorities had specific info, why did they not go after specific perps. There is probably a lot we don’t know, but this sure looks like a fishing expedition to me.

[org.whodat]

Nice equivocating defense of child rape, Jenny.

That is the damn truth, some fool screaming about how law should be governed by a silly ass news blog.

[trisham]

Nice equivocating defense of child rape, Jenny.

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No kidding.

[messierhunter]

Yeah I agree here. Word is that they have indeed recovered young girls pregnant at 13. There's no denying that Jeffs was marrying off young girls to old men, some possibly against their will and all are statutory rape. On the other hand, I sympathize with those who are upset that the government is far more interested in going after religious sects that are plagued by allegations of abuse than they are in making sure that "planned un-parenthood" is investigated and punished for covering up evidence of underage rape. There's no denying that the government is applying a double standard here with religious versus secular forms of rape.

I'm more torn about it than I expected to be. I agree that there are certain abuses going on here that need to be stopped and punished, but the image this gives off of the government raiding the entire group indiscriminately isn't too pleasing either. In the end I think they'll probably uncover enough cases of abuse to warrant such a massive interruption, but right now it's tragic all around.

[muawiyah]

Yup, and interviews taken BEFORE the issuance of a warrant.

These FLDS people seem to think they are invisible!

[Lurker]

but also on the visual testimony of sworn witnesses.

Bullsh**. Those 'witnesses' only got their 'visual' evidence as the result of a warrant based on lies.

This entire case is going to get tossed and the citizens of Texas are going to pay through the nose for it.

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