A Comment About

Even Polygamists Are Innocent Until Proven Guilty

May 25, 2008 - 12:12 am - by Michele Catalano
michele
2008-05-25 11:32:43

Jay Lee: I think you need to do some research on the issue.

The same men who have impregnated 11 year olds? There is no EVIDENCE that any 11 year olds were impregnated. If that is the case, do not return the children who were, if the allegations prove true, forced to have sexual relations with men. Do not punish the entire sect because of the actions of a few.

This is an example of where the government is doing the right thing BEFORE this nightmare gets worse for these children.

Lynn, you said: We do not want these “cults” to become common in our country, or any other people who practice multiple marriage will find a willing home here which in my opinion would be “bad” for this country. I also think that “spiritual marriages” should be illegal, or in fact marriage being anything other than one man and one woman.

This is not the kind of country where only the people you “want” here can be here. There are many people who have opposing views to yours, or who maybe are afraid of other religions, or believe in spiritual marriage – would you want all their children taken away from them? What about people who have common law marriages? What about gay people who adopt children? Do you not want them in “your” country, or would you take their children away from them just because they don’t subscribe to your beliefs, even if you had no evidence that any of the children were in harm’s way?

That kind of thinking frightens me. How can you want to give anyone the right to take action before a crime has been committed, juts because you think one MAY be committed in the future?