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To: festus
festus said: "But quite often in family incest cases if the other parent knew and did nothing they are regularly brought up on charges."

Yes, of course. And that is because the parents have a legal DUTY to protect their children. I'm not familiar with the legal duty of priests to report crimes. Last I heard there were things such as "spousal privilege", "priest-penitent privilege" and "doctor-patient privilege".

Perhaps there are some people within the FLDS that have a DUTY to others, but it isn't necessarily the case that ALL of the adults have a duty to protect ALL of the children.

Do you have a legal duty to protect your neighbor's children? Do you have a legal duty to protect the children of people who attend the same church you attend?

If you believe that your neighbor is smoking pot, do you have a legal duty to report them? If you fail to do so, does that make you an accomplice to their crime?

61 posted on 05/30/2008 7:25:15 PM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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To: William Tell

Well with the FLDS its not a neighborhood its one big family :-)


63 posted on 05/30/2008 7:27:19 PM PDT by festus (Tagline removed.)
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To: William Tell

Physicians, other health care workers and teachers are some people that have a duty to report *suspected* child abuse in Texas.


164 posted on 05/31/2008 11:48:13 AM PDT by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org (I have a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.))
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