Actually his name is Warren Jeffs, not Jeffers. His name is not the only thing you are misinformed about. Jeff’s conviction was overturned this summer by the Utah Supreme Court. No surprise here, lots of these polygamists find themselves beneficiaries of “mistakes” by prosecutors. It has happened over and over here.
You appear to be ignorant of the fact that it the female victims rarely are able to escape, since they are threatened in various ways. The boy victims are afraid to turn on their families, fearing their siblings left behind will be punished. Like other cults, they are also taught that outsiders are to be feared.
The entire way of life is a crime; one doesn’t need to have personal, first hand knowledge of it. It REQUIRES criminality in order to continue. Evidently, you don’t get that part. Perhaps you are like me, believing it a victimless crime. I used to believe that when I lived in Ohio, as I never saw it firsthand. I thought they were similar to the Amish, which I am more familiar with.
You would benefit from more research on this topic.
I appreciate that you are debating this issue here today. We are here in Orderville (United Order) where a lot of the southern Utah polygamy got started. The strange thing is that many of the folks here are sympathetic to this culture in that it existed here long after 1890. In fact I know of three families that are practicing here now. Don’t know if they attend the local LDS services or if they go up in the church because I am personally a dreaded apostate and do not attend.
We have been here for 12 years now and are just now able to discuss a few things with folks in this “closed” community. Last summer I had a discussion with one of the ladies from the “Relief Society”. She informed me that about 50% of her relatives live in Colorado City.
It is a strange mentality here.
How did he fare in Texas?
Perhaps you are like me, believing it a victimless crime.
I don't believe polygamy should be a crime at all as long as everyone involved is a consenting adult.
You would benefit from more research on this topic
You'd benefit from minding your own business. Unless of course, as you said above, you have personal knowledge of criminal activity. In that case, as I also said above, you should be in touch with the FBI and your State Attorney General.
If you don't have any personal knowledge of criminal actions you should quit being such a nanny State busybody leave these people the hell alone.
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