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To: fwdude
Only, in Waco, the compound leader did not completely have the moral high ground - not really. He was a sexual abuser of children; a fact that is undeniable.

In the documentary "Waco: Rules of Engagement", the sheriff (I think) of Waco said that they could find no legal evidence that Koresh was guilty of this. Paraphrasing, he did say that in Texas it's legal for 14 year olds to get married with their parents consent and if he did have sex with 14 year olds it would fall under this category. I don't condone it, but the law is the law.

134 posted on 09/03/2010 5:02:30 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC
...the sheriff (I think) of Waco ... did say that in Texas it's legal for 14 year olds to get married with their parents consent and if he did have sex with 14 year olds it would fall under this category.

45 year olds? So is polygamy also legal in Texas?

My whole point, which is completely lost on many ardent Freepers, is that Koresh was the central, messianic figure of a cult who's questionable doctrines included polygamy and child marriage. Sheriff Joe is nowhere in this same category.

At the time of the tragedy, I was a cop, and was appalled that police officers attempting to execute a search warrant were gunned down. The questionable facets of the search warrant and the evidence used to obtain it are beside the point - these officers were operating in good faith.

136 posted on 09/03/2010 5:17:05 AM PDT by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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