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The so-called prophet lived in a home on the YFZ Ranch, from which hundreds of children were removed last month by Child Protective Services investigators.
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actually....the so-called prophet is now living in an arizona prison, and i don't know when or even whether he ever set foot at YFZ. generally...
jeffs, from what I can gather, is a first rate creep...
some mormon fundies still defend jeffs, but then again some republicans still defend george w. bush (ok, unfair shot...but the point is that it's not unheard of for human beings to prefer pleasant lies over devastating truths, and nothing in civilized jurisprudence says holding a person of low regard in high regard is illegal, or abusive)
mormon fundies, as far as i can see, have diverse opinions on when it is acceptable for a girl to marry -- it is absolutely incorrect, imho, to surmise that mormon fundie parents would hand their 13 year old daughters over to a 50 year old because a prophet says it's acceptable.
more notably....
these pictures were released in a hearing concerning whether Dan and Louisa Jessop could keep their 10 day old baby boy. these photos don't show Dan, or Louisa, or much less the 10 day old baby boy. the relevance of these sickening photos with regard to this case is obvious -- it's yet another CPS publicity stunt.
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not-so-coincidental news....
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Texas officials ask state Supreme Court to stay lower court ruling
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services continues to argue it does not have sufficient evidence to match FLDS children with alleged mothers, in a new document filed today with the state Supreme Court.
On Friday, the department asked the court to stay a lower court's ruling that children from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints were kept in state custody improperly and that they should be returned to their families.
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bearing in mind that this is the same group that didn't consider driver's licenses and birth certificates and bishop's records sufficient evidence to determine the ages of 25 young ladies....
the 3rd Court reversed the decision on 38 specific cases where the children and parents were clearly identified. according to the 3rd Court, the problems with the State's case in these cases was (1) the abject lack of any evidence of physical or sexual abuse, (2) the very wrong and unlawful insistence that a belief system is tantamount imminent danger, and (e) the failure to follow the laws regarding the removal of children from parents as stipulated by the legistature of the State of Texas.
how to say this????
the 3rd Court's ruling was a unanimous (3-0) decision -- something of an ass-kicking, iow....what the 3rd court basically said to the the lower court (and indirectly, the CPS) was "you guys are idiots. not only are you making a mockery of the legal system, but you're making a mockery of kangaroo courts too."
the State knows it has no case according to the law, so it's seeking to influence the courts by cranking up the heat from public opinion....
.....justice, schmustice.....it's all about the mob rule, baby, and the state is very adept at playing this game.