WHY were all of the children and mothers forced to leave their homes in a fundamentalist compound in Texas, just because of a phone call by one women pretending to be an abused FLDS teenager? What was the rush? Authorities have known for generations about the polygamist’s activities in the southwest, including the practice of young girls being forced to marry older men. Why, until now, have authorities winked and looked the other way instead of implementing consistent investigation and prosecution of illegal acts? Why didn’t the authorities arrest the man the girl claimed abused her and leave the rest of the women and children at peace in their homes, while the authorities sorted things out? I don’t believe we know the whole story, and I don’t think we’ll like it when we learn the whole story.
Who made the decision to arrest the women and children who were either innocent of any crime or victims of a crime? What law gives anyone the authority to arrest victims and/or potential victims? Why didn’t they just assign guards to protect the mothers and children in their own homes, if they thought they were in some danger? And for heavens sake, what kind of nut separates mothers from nursing babies? Talk about child abuse!
Will US government officials authorize raiding any of the many Muslim compounds scattered around the USA, even if some girl calls in and claims her husband is abusing her, or if officials claim they get such a call? After all some Muslims practice polygamy and force young girls to marry old men. Neighbors who have objected to the activities at nearby Muslim compounds throughout the US should now know they can have any girl call authorities and claim she is in the compound, underage and being abused, then authorities might actually consider checking out the compound.
Will a raid actually be made against a Muslim compound in the US at this time, even if it contained men abusing underage wives? No, such a raid would be politically incorrect and besides Muslims might kill whoever authorized and carried out the raid. But things may change.
If authorities are really worried about women who are having children who are at risk for neglect and abuse, then check out the urban areas where 70% of the African American babies are illigitimate. Will authorities arrest and separate these mothers from their babies and children and do DNA tests on them, as well and interview the girls to see if they were willing partners in the sexual act that produced the child? Will they prosecute any man who forced a girl to have sex?
The possibilities are endless and fascinating!
