[srweaver]

I wonder if Perry accepts personal liability, too.

[livius]

Good! At least he has courage. I think the state was absolutely right to do this, and I hope this bunch takes his invitation and gets out - although personally, I think as the investigation goes on, there will be criminal charges against them and many of these children may have to be taken to safe places again.

My question is who wants them? Does official Mormonism want to invite them to Utah? Or maybe the Muslims would like to have them come live in Detroit.

[2harddrive]

IF they stepped over the line? All charges dropped, all prisoners freed? For a raid based on an anomymous tip from out of STATE? IF???

[wardaddy]

“if”?

thrown out by two higher courts?

[Sherman Logan]

I think it’s pretty clear that the state is quite right in its suspicions as to what is going on with this cult.

The present laws are not well suited for dealing with such organized abuse. The answer is to change the laws to something that works, not to ignore the present laws in the service of a “higher good.”

[Saundra Duffy]

Did you hear that the TX gov mansion burned down?

[El Gato]

The newspaper quoted the governor as saying he hopes state law enforcement officials and prosecutors "continue to send the message" to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that child sexual abuse won't be tolerated.

You know, that could very well be interpreted as prejudging the outcome of a future criminal trial. Never a good idea for a public official to be doing that. It can poison the jury pool and prevent a fair trial. Some higher court judges might take a dim view of that on appeal.