Posted on 04/09/2008 2:47:09 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - What is happening in El Dorado, Texas almost happened here in Utah. ABC 4 News has learned recently that Utah's Attorney General almost launched a raid in Salt Lake against another polygamist group.
Tuesday, ABC 4 asked Attorney General Mark Shurtleff had he ever thought about doing what Texas did, and Shurtleff said, "It occurred to us, we thought about it. I'll tell you with another polygamous sect."
He then confirmed he was talking about the Kingstons.
The Kingstons aren't in the news as much these days, but back in the late 90's the family definitely was.
And Shurtleff now confirms that a year and a half ago, 80 warrants had been issued by the courts and that he was "gearing up" to serve them.
Shurtleff said, "We considered going in a similar, swap type - I guess for lack of a better word - operation into a church meeting and bar the doors and start collecting evidence."
Shurtleff says the plan was to take dozens and dozens of DNA swabs from the Kingston family.
According to the attorney general, the goal of this raid was to try and determine if any acts of incest had been committed.
But in the end, Shurtleff decided against a Texas-style raid.
Although, in talking about it, it almost seems like Utah's Attorney General sometimes wonders...what if?
"We elected not to do that to try and work with their attorney. And, of course, the result of that was all our subjects disappeared, our targets disappeared and we didn't get the warrants served like we hoped to do," said Shurtleff.
Shurtleff suggests the state may still have its eye on the Kingstons.
But he also says leaders of that clan are now believed to be living out of state.
Ironically, Shurtleff was in Texas just a few weeks ago talking about polygamy related issues.
http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6a13e4b8-d689-41f5-b7ca-9bb04896c1fa
Almost.
I can come up with some ‘almosts’ of my own.
I almost won the lottery last night!
Aren't you impressed?
Allen Keyes could say “I was almost elected President!”
Ted Kennedy could say “I am almost sober!”
I could go on and on forever. Almost.
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Thanks for the Info CC. FM.
Mark my words, if same-sex marriage is allowed (what Obama promises via repeal of Defense of Marriage), then these creatures will be in court suing for their “rights”.
Love the submarine icon.
I mark your words well, and believe them. I also have no doubt that decent society is hanging by a thread.
There are literally millions of Americans who want to throw themselves, and the rest of us, off a cliff and into an abyss of legalized bestiality, polygamy, homosexuality, incest, necrophilia, and every other type of perversion you can imagine (and even those you cannot).
If anyone does not believe this, they are not even reading the evening news.
Exactly, and it will be interesting to see who and what institutions support them in this quest.
It will be interesting to see the ACLU and some others on the same side.
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No, it is about child rape, sexual slavery, physical abuse, and evil.
Just what precisely do you wish to "move on" to Izzy Dunne?
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Watch this.
Let the 30 second ad play, and then watch the interview with Carolyn Jessup and how her infants were tortured so that her 50 year old "husband" who was "married" to many other woman slaves.
Thanks.
BTTT
I'll ask my wife to she if SHE would like to be swapped!
I wonder how many are running silent and deep in these threads...
Where are Mormons when you NEED one?
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