April 23, 2008
The Children of El Dorado: Suffering at the Hands of the State?
Why any one would want to live in Texas is beyond me. The CPS bureaucracy there is constantly involved in some scandal or other, involving rape or death at times, even prior to this horrible situation. And the good citizens of the state seem either unwilling or unable to right things.
The writer of this article is correct, there is no evidence in this case, just jack-booted thugs getting their jollies by terrifying kids and moms and pretending like they're righteous tough guys like on "Law and Order" or something.
Sometimes, I think that the only thing Texans will understand is a more primitive document, the Code of Hamurabi or something along those lines, "an eye for an eye".
So when these allegations are proven unfounded (as they likely will be unless these good bureaucrats find a way to fake the evidence, something I'm sure they'd do readily if given the change) how about an "eye for an eye" solution in which the Judge's grandchildren, and various CPS operatives' children are removed from their homes on nonexistant grounds, forbidden contact with their parents, and exposed to the horrors of the Texas foster care system.
Then let's see if these government morons stick to their heartless positions that what is being done here is not traumatic and abusive to children. -- Anne Hall
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This is the most sickening, heartless abuse of power by the State. Give these children back, now! There is no excuse to separate them and put them through this horrendous trauma. Why aren't more people speaking out about this vicious, evil crime of the State and CPS? How can they get away with this evilness? Sign the petition to free the innocent FLDS children. -- Bartleby
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I find myself at odds with this piece, along with the comments of the other posters.
Certainly errors in how this is being handled have happened, but to even consider leaving these kids in that environment with powerless mothers while the 'men' use them all for sex toys in the name of religion, is 100 times worse than having them taken by the state (what would you do with nearly 500 kids?). Does this situation with the polygamists seem just as disgusting as the behavior of priests and ministers around the country--actually, the world?
There comes a time when 'human rights' need to be usurped by common sense.
-- Ned
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Have either the writer or the people who sent in comments above me heard of the term accessory to a crime? By not reporting the abuse and by letting it continue those mothers who supported it are guilty of a crime. All you bleeding heart liberals need to wake up to the reality of the situation.
If the authorities obtained a good faith warrant it doesn't matter if it was triggered by a hoax. They haven't even completed the investigation and already you on the outside want to jump to conclusions. -- Jim
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This truly is a sad day for civil rights and the children this whole mess purportedly sought to "save". Shame on Texas CPS and especially the Judge hearing this action. The Judge certianly has the power to correct these wrongs but obviously has another agenda.
We can only hope that the U.S. Constitution is strong enough to ultimately protect the innocent from injustice-soon. -- Ray E. Gilbert III
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There is something in this country called the Rule of Law. People have the right to practice their form of religion; till that practice infringes upon the rights of others (remember what happened in Jonestown). It is against the law to practice polygamy in the United States and it is against the law to have sex with a minor, even consensual sex. I have lived in Texas my entire life and I seldom find myself in agreement with state officials. This time, however, I completely support their actions. When these so-called religious people adopt the standard mores of this country then they should be treated like all other law-abiding citizens. Until then they must be treated like the sexual predators society abhors. -- Jim Iholts
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The trauma that this children have alreday suffered is unbelievable. It will be with them the rest of their lives. They will never turst anyone completely. They will always fear that the "next" person is trying to take them to an unknown place. I know. I was sent to my parents then grandparents then godparents homes. I never knew where I belonged. And, to be taken from the parents and "hurdled" in with other children without their mother's. It is aweful. Those children will need phychiatric care at one point or another in their lives. If they are away from their father it is wrong, but to take them away from their mother, that is a "crime", in my book. -- Minerva Cheatum
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I agree this not the way to handle it, please forward this to all State Legislators for them to to do some thing about it. -- Norbert Brauner
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Would you leave your 13-15 year old daughter in the hands of a 50 year old man that will sexually abuse her? I don't think so. This is a an asinine opinion. You need to get your facts straight. The chilldren are in danger of being sexually molested. If the children were given the choice to go back to their mothers they would because they don't know any better. By the way which child belongs to what mother? That is why they need to do the DNA testing. The children have been brought up to believe that all the mothers are their mothers. If they were returned would they be returned to their correct parents? -- JC
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while not the best way to have handled this, it was about time someone enabled the state to go in and stop the abuse done to both mothers and children. what many have overlooked is the fact that there are (most likely) more than one 16 year old who is now pregnant with her 4th child, and others even younger having given birth at least once. i for one always wondered how long this atrocity against women was going to go on. i only hope they raze the entire place and drop holy water from a crop duster when the place is gone. it is easy to blame the state. just be glad it did not happen in your state as it has before in arizona and utah. -- freebie bean
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