The polygamist raid- what do you think?

Question

I think, and this is the part of my view that is superficial, that the way these mothers actually speak- from their inflection and voice to their actual words- freaks me out. It reeks of religious fundamentalism and that scares me.

My non superficial opinion is that the Larry King show last night was very revealing- the mothers said give us back our children and King said what about the fathers, where are the fathers? The lady replied that's not the issue, etc. I say it IS the issue. The fathers don't seem to be getting any of the blame, where in the world are they right now? Don't they want their kids back too? Or are they all too ashamed of themselves? Are they the ones controlling and brainwashing these women and they know it?

Answer 1

I feel extremely bad for all the people who are brainwashed by that community. And for the poor children. I can understand that the mother's want their children back. But that Ranch is not a healthy place for children to grow up in.

Its also clear that they know they are breaking the law. I saw a couple of interviews and the mothers pause when they give their marrying age and refuse to give their last names. And when an interviewer asked one of the women if girls marry under the age of 16 she said "Its not that common".  Which implies there are under aged girls getting married.

Answer 2

I think the gov'mnt has no right interferring with other people's business! This whole thing is supposedly"based on a female saying she was abused",how do we REALLY KNOW this is true? How idiotic to blindly believe what the media tells us or the gov'mnt! How many children in this country are horrifically abused and the gov'mnt and authorities KNOW about it,but do nothing to stop it because there's no money to be made! They knew full well(the gov;mnt and the authorities)that made this raid,that they would confiscate millions of dollars worth in property,and buildings,and have the courts tied up,seperate the mothers from their children in hopes of getting a "confession" out of scared children who just want their mom's! Put yourself in the place of one of these children! You dont see the cops making "raids" on places where they KNOW horrific abuse is taking place,and all of this boils down to money making.