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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:49 PM Original message |
Why can't we "resettle" the women in the polygamy compound the way we do political refugees? |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. It will take a lot to break the brainwashing of this cult |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Most of them were sexually abused as children too.. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. The Afghani women we tutored were initially childlike |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because for adults, it has to be voluntary. n/t |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Note that I DID say that it had to be voluntary. But the refugees |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Oh, well then. It would be a great idea. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Is that adorable child on your post your child or grandchild? |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. He's mine. |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Something along those lines will probably be done because |
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kas125 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
9. I haven't been reading much about the case, but I'd guess that |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I haven't read much about this case either, but it seems to me much of it has only |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Pregnant 16 year old girls from this Mormon Cult is obviously |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Church doctrine is that underage girls must "marry" (ie be raped). |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Read up on the facts in this case: |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. This is pretty big. The Duke case was small by comparison and more easily controlled |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Here's my theory of how the HUGE criminal case is gonna go down: |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. A good analysis. We then have a humanitarian "resettling" looming. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I had thought about that, too. I know that the law assumes free will, but |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
17. Boundries are blurry and dangerous to cross |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I see this as a humanitarian crisis. As I stated, a program for these women |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. No problem with lots of services being offered |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 04:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. You obviously need a little help understanding what is going on |
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Spike89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. They are all guilty and lose their kids forever? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. All the adults are devout practitioners of a "religion" whose |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
24. I think they would need serious and sustained psychological help |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. Now this is a progressive thread! |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-16-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Thank you! I just see the "humanitarian" response to this here. |
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