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Originally Posted by ChristopherHall
I know I've got the rep of leaning left on the environment and health care...but this sort of thing really provokes the conservative in me. I don't like the government doing this kind of thing. Who defines abuse? Certainly the law was broken if girls younger than 17 were given over to be wives... Those who were a part of breaking these laws should face the law...but they're criminalizing an entire community because their beliefs (as weird and crazy as they are) have been deemed unacceptable. That has very serious implications.
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Okay, let's put it in your ballpark.
Please excuse the example: Say your 12 year old sister is raped by your father and she calls the authorities. Do you want the authorities to get involved or just sit back and say, well....that's her father - - we better not get involved? The man broke the law - more than likely your sister would be taken from the home to protect her.
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