What a horrid, sad situation in Texas. Of course, we want to, have to - and must protect children. Granted, that polygamy is basically a disgusting concept. Granted, the government's intention in taking hundreds from the Yearning for Zion compound in Texas is grounded in appropriate concern. Granted, that such naivety and passivity on the part of mothers and fathers is grossly unfortunate. Granted, also, I'm sure, is that a polygamist compound might just be a great place for a pedophile (or two or a score or more) to 'abide' and such should be prosecuted vigorously.And, while granting that children generally do not admit to abuse when parents are around, yet I do not greet with joy the news that each child being held in state custody will have a lawyer...but not a mother. Hundreds of children who knew nothing about the outside world are having a cruel introduction to it. They now have no one they trust to interpret, in their own language and spirit, what-the-heck is going on. I understand why it can't be. But, it's sad and ultimately costly.
I wept while watching the news video of 'Marie' describing her heart break...how her son came to her in the night with a naive request that broke my heart also. 'Brenda' follows with a statement of what happened at the separation.
Granted, in this blogger's mind, that the whole polygamist thing might have been settled easily - and eons ago - if it were males of young age that were deprived of control over their deepest selves. And, granted, immediately, that young males are in some way also victims in the current situation.
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That situation has been troubling me as well. At the point where we're not talking about consenting adults, you must have intervention. It is clearly an abusive situation.
Still, I wonder how many of the 400 or so kids that were rounded up will end up living in a better situation after extensive government intervention. Certainly some of them will benefit, but I think many may end up in worse scenarios than they started in.
By the same token, some of the men in the compound may be rotten, but it seems unlikely to me that every one of them would be abusive. Those "innocent" individuals are guilty only of associating with the other people in their community.
As with most of the questions in life, there seem to be few easy answers.
Ah, Jerry - You truly get to the heart of the matter.
Perhaps, then, it is a microcosm of the human condition. Details may vary. But the complexities of it are guaranteed.
..."if anyone should cause any of the little ones to stumble...it would be better for him if he had never been born"...
Amen, Catsinger. Would that both sides proceed with this admonition in mind.
It really is heartbreaking, isn't it? This is on of those highly gray situations—you want the best for the children, but living in a cult-like semi-world with nothing but brainwashing and control ahead for them isn't something we can tolerate. These people had to know that someday the law would apply to them.
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