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Originally Posted by Newman
Pressing On- These numbers were given by Texas authorities trying to cover their backsides and deserve a healthy dose of skeptism.
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It is my understanding that only two young women are actually known for sure to be pregnant now, while one refused to be tested.
That means at most, 10% of 31 teenagers who were alleged to be pregnant or have allegedly already given birth are currently pregnant. Doesn't that strike you somewhat odd that there aren't more pregnancies in this age group given the large number of presumbly "married" women not using birth control in this age group?
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Who and how is the age of these young women determined? Classified as minors by Texas or themselves? Any proof one way of the other?
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Is it possible the young mothers didn't want to be separated from their kids so they said they were minors? Remember the big reclassification right around the time they were going to split everyone up?
4. Are you aware the age of consent in Texas is 17? In Colorado, 15-17 if there is less than a 10 year difference*? Utah 16-17 if there is less than 10 years difference? How do we know where babies were conceived if ages of said minors are correct as alleged?
5. BUT If these were indeed young women impregnated without the wherewithal to say no, why should they lose their children? Why would we further victimize the victim?
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Yes, I am aware of the age of consent in Texas. I believe I posted our law on that in an earlier post.
The whole issue of why the compound moved here has always caused the authorities to be concerned and I say, "Rightly so".
They knew about the groups practices and why they left Utah. "Recent cases brought by Utah and Arizona law enforcement authorities to prosecute the problems associated with polygamy -- bigamy, criminal nonsupport of children, child rape, forced marriage of minor girls and fraud of the welfare system -- have shone the spotlight on the insular community."
The strangest thing was when Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran tracked down the representative of record for YFZ Land LLC of Utah, the purchaser of the 1,691 acres. That representative, David Allred, said the property was to be used as a hunting lodge for the company's clients. But the answer didn't sit right with residents.
The community knew that couldn't be right. The locals knew what hunting lodges looked like. They didn't look like dorms. They also wondered with them having elk and bear in Utah why they would want to come and hunt white-tailed deer.
So, really the whole thing has been very suspicious from the get go.
I agree that is was a terrible thing for the children to be separated from their mothers. I'm not aware of any news reports saying there are only two girls that are currently pregnant, nor do I think we have all the facts.
Everything is still speculation. I guess we will see what the judge orders on the 17th.
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