Whoa! Polygamist solution is frightening...

[The Mrs]

Originally Posted by Newman

1. Their leader is a problem. But that isn't to say that the whole bunch is likewise.

2. Stuff made up? The phone call that prompted the raid was. Two 22 year old women have recently been released from CPS custody because CPS now believes their age to be what it is and not the minors they accused them of being.

3. Texas did a better job here then Waco? NO. The people responded as lambs without guns or violence as they were led to slaughter (figuratively speaking)....

I think this whole situation was handled in the best way they possibly could given the circumstances.

1. The CPS/Police had NO IDEA what to expect when they went there. Remember, this is an extremely secretive cult. They live behind locked gates, and from what the local townspeople have reported so far, that although they appear to be friendly, they are not very sociable. The police presence was necessary. And BECAUSE of the history of cults they've had to deal with, they were not going to take any chances.

2. The CPS acted on 'good faith' that there really was a minor being abused. At the time they went in, they could not have known the calls were a hoax. They went in to try to find 'Sarah', and if a door is locked, they BETTER break it down to try to find her.

3. I kept hearing there was very little documentation such as birth/marriage/death certificates. Maybe what they were presenting were not acceptable documents. If that's the case, they can't just take their word for it.