Hearing for children at polygamist retreat grinds to a halt

A court hearing to decide the fates of hundreds of children seized from a polygamist retreat ground to a halt almost as soon as it began Thursday as hundreds of lawyers demanded to study the first piece of evidence before it could be introduced.

[wyojake]

Do I see a major lawsuit coming here? Over-reaction without evidence? Is this Waco without the tanks?

[Leria]

Has anyone else seen the description of the only evidence that the police have? The medical records of three teenagers.... like that is really going to 'prove' anything?

Hell, if anything they should be having full-on sexual abuse examinations done on all the children if they TRULY think they were physically or sexually abused.... perhaps they don't want to do that, because as I know from reading books on the subject, those examinations are VERY rarely definitive.

[Geno56]

This is the price we, as a free country pay for our freedoms. Unfortunately these types of groups seem to be growing in number and membership. Personally, I just don't understand why people need to be so devoted to a religion. Any Religion. Fanatsism in any thing is dangerous. But there HAS to be a way to keep track of these types of groups to see that children are not harmed! These people in paticular seem to be totally sick!

[lndychick]

Jail the men, sterilize the women and adopt out the kids. Scorched earth is the only way to stop this nonsense.

[Geno56]

wyojake wrote:

Do I see a major lawsuit coming here? Over-reaction without evidence? Is this Waco without the tanks?

I would keep watching if I were you. I have a feeling this 16 year old girl who made the intial call to police has "dissapeared" against her will. I have a very bad feeling about all this. Just wait till all the evidence is in before you rush to their defense!

[DaniGirl123]

I was watching this story on the news...Actually, the women pictured on this page, was speaking. She sounds like she had a labatomy (sp?)

This is a sad situation.

[DaniGirl123]

Everyone has a right to their religion, I personally do not care if someone has more than one wife, but forced marriage, and sex w/ underage children is highly innnapropriate.

Not putting guilt on anyone, they deserve a fair trial.

[Jeff Nice]

Bad stuff happened to those kids there. There was one who was 16 and pregnant with her 3rd child.

[Montecelo]

Geno56 wrote:

<quoted text>I would keep watching if I were you. I have a feeling this 16 year old girl who made the intial call to police has "dissapeared" against her will. I have a very bad feeling about all this. Just wait till all the evidence is in before you rush to their defense!

I have a feeling this 16 year old girl never existed in the first place!

[noonie]

Religion has ruined the Earth.

[memarcierenee]

Geno56 wrote:

<quoted text>I would keep watching if I were you. I have a feeling this 16 year old girl who made the intial call to police has "dissapeared" against her will. I have a very bad feeling about all this. Just wait till all the evidence is in before you rush to their defense!

The article says the girl still hasn't been identified, but is she even around anywhere?

[Cato]

lndychick wrote:

Jail the men, sterilize the women and adopt out the kids. Scorched earth is the only way to stop this nonsense.

Who are you, Joseph Goebbels?

[Aquarius-WY]

wyojake wrote:

Do I see a major lawsuit coming here? Over-reaction without evidence? Is this Waco without the tanks?

You damn right it is Jake, as well as Ruby Ridge, Wounded Knee, and San Creek maybe.
Welcome to Amerika where the state thinks they own our children.
This is insanity!!

[Blasphemer]

"Religion is based ... mainly on fear ... fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.... My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race." [Bertrand Russell]

[Aquarius-WY]

Make that Sand Creek.

[Aquarius-WY]

Geno56 wrote:

<quoted text>I would keep watching if I were you. I have a feeling this 16 year old girl who made the intial call to police has "dissapeared" against her will. I have a very bad feeling about all this. Just wait till all the evidence is in before you rush to their defense!

How about you wait until the evidence is in before you rush in to condemn them.
Innocent until PROVEN guilty? Yeah right.

[Aquarius-WY]

Montecelo wrote:

<quoted text>
I have a feeling this 16 year old girl never existed in the first place!

Does the Duke Lacrosse team come to mind?
She probably exists, but things have exploded waaay out of hand, without due process....again.

[too droll to troll]

Doubtful that all the 'suits' representing these folks will do things pro bono.

[Aquarius-WY]

Jeff Nice wrote:

Bad stuff happened to those kids there. There was one who was 16 and pregnant with her 3rd child.

Isn't New Jersey a long way from Texas?
I suppose you have proof?? NOT!

[Konner Koalminer]

wyojake wrote:

Do I see a major lawsuit coming here? Over-reaction without evidence? Is this Waco without the tanks?

more like another haulocast but instead of Hitler behind the wheel its our good old US president.