> So, I have a good friend tell me that the original phone call to CPS
> down there in Texas is probably a hoax. That CPS officials never
> attempted to determine if the calling phone number belonged to a
> member of the FLDS compound, and that many of the facts stated within
> the phone call have turned out to be false. The "16 year-old girl"
> apparently does not exist. Right now, Texas CPS and other officials
> are trying to form a PR response attempting to explain how they fell
> for such a hoax (e.g., the original call from the "16 year old girl"
> was a fake).
>
> Now, I do not support the FLDS lifestyle. I believe that polygamy is
> wrong. If anyone abused a child (emotially, sexually, physically)
> they should go to jail, and the key should be thrown away. I would
> prefer that all who live wihin the YFZ Ranch were to embrace other
> beliefs and lifestyles.
>
> But, what if the original phone call turns out to be a hoax as I am
> being told? Has an entire town had its 400+ children removed due to
> religious bigotry of Texas' CPS officals too eager to oppress a
> religious body based upon what turns out to be a hoax?
>
> Are all 400+ children abused? Are all the men and women in that Ranch
> abusers? Do they all collectively pay for the actions of a few? What
> justifies removing all children from their homes?
>
> Again, I do not support their religion, or their lifestyle. If the
> original complaint turns out to be true -- the perpetrator should get
> the maximum term in prison. However, we are still a nation of laws,
> aren't we? Since when do we require that people prove they are
> innocent and assume they are guilty?
>
> -Red Davis