'Most Wanted' Polygamist captured! Thank God Almighty.

[spanone]

Thank you Jesus that you have shown law enforcement 'the light' and led them to this most serious of offenders.sarcasm:



BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA

[rurallib]

1. And the guy who committed treason by outing a CIA agent

and the guy who allegedly masterminded the World Trade Center attack, are these guys still on the loose?

[Texasgal]

13. Uhhhh....so I guess it's only

"good news" as long as YOU agree with it?

Jeezuz....why did you even click on this thread if you intended to piss all over it?

[seriousstan]

15. I agree, we should not arrest ANYONE until we arrest EVERYONE.

Try to learn to walk and chew gum at the same time.

[Renew Deal]

2. He was a child molestor.

Your response is not very funny

WARREN STEED JEFFS, THE LEADER OF A POLYGAMOUS SECT, IS WANTED FOR THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MINOR IN 2002. HE IS ALSO WANTED FOR ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR IN 2002. THE ALLEGED OFFENSES TOOK PLACE IN THE VICINITY OF COLORADO CITY, ARIZONA. ADDITIONALLY, JEFFS IS WANTED FOR RAPE AS AN ACCOMPLICE IN UTAH.

http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/jeff_ws.htm

[Warpy]

4. This could easily have led to another Waco

because Jeffs has his merry band of pedophiles and beaten girls and women convinced that he's the second coming and they are an Apocalyptic sect.

I'm glad that they got the bastard peacefully.

I sincerely hope with the head cut off, the snake dies.

[Renew Deal]

6. I'd be worried about another OK city.

These right wing fundies are nuts and they have a history.

[Quantess]

21. I agree!

Warren Jeffs is a menace. I'm not quite understanding why some people are mocking the seriousness of his offenses.

[madinmaryland]

3. The flaring nostrils of justice will be all over this tonight!!

[knowbody0]

5. holy crap!

250 children to exploit. good times!

[saracat]

7. You know, our Democratic Attorney General in Arizona has been

working hard on this.This is no small thing, and will help reelect good Democrats..This is not a joke or something to be scorned.

[Hamlette]

16. help reelect Democrats? I'm not so sure.

We prosecuted Tom Green in Utah. The prosecutor, who was the very popular governor's brother, we defeated for reelection after the trial

Of course, they are GOP but I wouldn't count on either a prosecution or reelection.

They should also go after him for criminal non-support. I bet his "family" gets tons of welfare.

[saracat]

17. Well, our AG is very popular and is likely undefeatable. His poll

numbers are incredible and he was elected by huge numbers.The Jeffs issue is of enormous interest here in AZ so I can't help but think it will help any last hold outs.It shows Dems can be tough on crime and our GOPers need an excuse to vote Dem.

[Hamlette]

18. odd, we tried for a long time to get the AZ officials to help us with

the polygamy issue. They came to the table kicking and screaming. Utah, for instance, cut of child care payments to the Hilldale Colorado City crowd years before AZ did. You have paid huge sums of money to the group while we refused. We thought your people didn't want to get involved for political reasons.

Is you AG a Mormon? I wonder if that why he was so reluctant to help us a few years ago. Didn't even come to the meeting we set up to brain storm the problem.

While the charges against Jeffs seem horrid, we find it very odd since all polygamists (many/most?) do the same thing and no one ever does anything. Why him? Why now? Hadn't he moved to the new Texas compound?

[saracat]

19. No, he is NOT Mormon.

Maybe because he has been the biggest? But I do know, since he took office Jeffs has been an issue. Now the county Attorney is a Repuke and is Mormon. He has been dragging his feet I am sure. This is definately NOT his issue.

[Bill McBlueState]

8. calling this guy a polygamist sort of misses the point

When your wives are, like, 12, and you've required and encouraged all the men in your town to also have 12-year-old wives, "polygamy" isn't really the issue.

[azurnoir]

9. Not only 12 years old wives

how do they ensure enough wives to around, The link is a a Salon article about the Fundamentalist branch of the Mormon church. How they decide who stays who goes.
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/06/14/lost_boys/index.html

[YOY]

14. Woah, I've always wondered about the math

I guess it adds up now...

56 Kids by 40 wives. That's beyond polygamistc...it's downright savage.

[medeak]

10. rape, child molester and construction mafia

(does not pay "employees" and took over construction industry in Mesquite Nevada).. not to mention fraud with foodstamps ect...tossing out adolescent boys from home so as not to compete with young girls..

Am glad the sob is gone.

[Fierce]

11. I find child rape pretty serious.

And someone who tries to legitimize it through religion is about the lowest of the low. I for one am thrilled he's caught, and the more light shed on this despicable practice, the better.

[mcscajun]

12. I'm glad they caught him.

Rape, child abuse, tax evasion, statutory rape, welfare fraud, domestic violence: this man has a host of crimes to answer for.

No reason to be amused just because there are other, bigger criminals out there unpunished (holding elective office). No reason to be amused because religion (admittedly a whackjob one) is involved here.

The bastard will stand trial, finally. This is a very good thing.

[Dora]

20. Good. I'm happy to hear that he's been caught.

Now prosecute him, find him guilty, and throw him in jail.