Amish arrested for assault in Vernon County

La Crosse Tribune ^ | 3/26/04 | Ed Hoskin

[DannyTN]

When Amish Attack!!!

[martin_fierro]

Pinging thee.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"When butter churning and barn raisings just aren't enough any longer..."

[spunkets]

What they did to the girl is unconscionable and definitely ungodly. The sheriff should definitely have taken their pics on the ground they made the girls life hell.

[Core_Conservative]

"It can be a more difficult process because of their religious beliefs and that sort of thing," Cary said.

Religous Beliefs - I know of no Christian Religion that supports rape!

[eastforker]

Do you know more about this than what the article says? Not many fact in the article.

[AmishDude]

Well, there is the innocent until proven guilty thing. But, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were 100% guilty. But, 77 years old?

[Fierce Allegiance]

Need your amish rake-fight jpeg over here.

[spunkets]

Just what's in the article.

[Consort]

Friends don't let Friends rape Friends.

[eastforker]

Well then, how do you know what they did to this woman. On top of that, who is this woman. Is she kinfolk or what, the article does not say. Why have you already determined the defendants are guilty, which you have, by your statements.

[spunkets]

"Well, there is the innocent until proven guilty thing."

Photos and prints are std procedure.

The stepfather is 77 and it looks like he's kinky and shared with the other boys. The 49 y/o mom apparently did nothing when the 20 y/o daughter told her about it. That's why the girl went to the outside. The girl must really be hurt by this.

[spunkets]

"Why have you already determined the defendants are guilty, which you have, by your statements."

Where?

The 20 y/o victim is the 49 y/o mom's daughter. The 77 y/o man is the stepfather.

[spunkets]

"how do you know what they did to this woman."

Charges have been made by an alledged victim that consist of repeated sexual assaults. From the article:

An Amish woman's claims of repeated sexual assault over 10 years has led to the arrests of four Amish people in Vernon County.

The sheriff and DA of Vernon Co. wouldn't have proceded this far if the case was groundless.

[olde north church]

Schlechte Jungen, schlechte Jungen (Bad Boys, Bad Boys)
Was Wille Sie? (Wha'cha gonna do?)
Was tun Sie wenn gekommen für Sie? (Wha'cha gonna do when they come for you?)

[mhking]

Just damn.

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[AmishDude]

Photos and prints are std procedure.

Well, you argued that the heinousness of the crime mitigated against the usual deference to the Amish religious practices. Since they are innocent (so far), that doesn't work.

If they end up being found guilty, it won't matter much. If not, then it would be a shame.

But why photograph them, all Amish look the same anyway -- or at least they try to.

[amadeus]

I can never think about the Amish without hearing the old joke in my head...

What makes this sound: "clip...clop..clip...clop, bang,bang, bang, clipclopclipclopclipclip...?

An Amish drive-by shooting.

Regarding the story: investigate, try, and convict if guilty. Let the system work.

[eastforker]

you said:Just what's in the article. Then you said the woman is the daughter. I didn't get that from the article. Then you do know more that what was in this article.