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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 12:47 PM
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This just in from West Texas
More & more cases continue to be dropped.

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700254011,00.html

Cases involving almost 200 of the 400-some children illegally removed (at gunpoint) from their homes have been dismissed,with more to come. Turns out the only ones who abused the children were the State of Texas & CPS.

dg
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 01:16 PM
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1. Great news, Wolvie!
:toast:

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Gogi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 03:14 PM
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2. From the new issue of the Skeptical Inquirer:
Edited on Wed Aug-27-08 03:15 PM by Gogi
HOAX LED TO POLYGAMIST SECT RAID

...But one little detail has been largely overlooked: the raid was based on a hoax...
The investigation began when a sixteen year old girl named Sarah called a crisis hotline... Police later traced the call to a thirty-three year old Colorado Springs woman named Rosita Swinton. Swinton had been previously arrested for making a false report and accused of posing as "Jennifer", sixteen, who called 911 to report that her father had locked her in a basement for days. Swinton may also have posed as thirteen-year-old Dana Anderson, who claimed she was being sexually abused by her pastor and raped by her father. There is no evidence that Sarah, Jennifer or Dana exist...
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 04:58 PM
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3. And they knew it was a hoax
when they started swearing out warrants & raiding the ranch. :grr: :grr: :grr:

There was also a story in Newsweek about Rozita, who is neither FLDS, 16, nor white. She was already on probation for making hoax phone calls, pretending to be an abuse victim.

dg
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 05:13 PM
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4. Justice is being done.
Congratulations, Wolvie.
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 05:39 PM
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5. Not until those responsible for planning & carrying out the raid
are in jail. :grr: :grr: :grr:

dg
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 07:00 PM
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6. Ain't in interesting that the media doesn't consider this to be a story?
The wheels of justice grind slowly, but they do grind. :hug:
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-27-08 07:45 PM
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7. Yeah, almost 50% of the children removed
shouldn't have been (& that number will only go up as the number of nonsuits goes up as well), but no, we won't report about a government agency that's completely out of control. :eyes:

:hug:

dg
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 01:03 PM
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8. And it's official
more than 1/2 of the cases involving the FLDS children have been nonsuited. This means that out of the 437 who were forced from their homes at gunpoint, the State has now essentially admitted that approximately 219-220 WERE NOT ABUSED!!! More nonsuits are expected to follow.

Freakin' Nazis.

dg
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CC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 01:35 PM
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9. Great news.
Now when do they arrest mom and dad Palin for letting their underage daughter (and possibly daughters) have sex and get pregnant? :evilgrin:




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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 03:00 PM
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10. CPS only has one tank
:evilgrin:

dg
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 06:53 PM
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11. Nice work, Wolvie.
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bunny planet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-08 09:30 PM
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12. Yippee, that's great news Wolfie.
At the risk of making you blush, your one of my heroes. I think what you do to help people in these situations is inspiring and heroic. Plus, I love how you stood up to all the knuckleheads in those other parts of this message board.

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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-05-08 06:00 AM
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13. Aw, thanks Bunny
:loveya:


dg
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