I don't agree with anyone abusing any kid but until I hear people being charged, my concern is that this state led invasion is a massive violaiton of rights. If they take your kids because they 'think' they might be harmed, then every JW, every Scientologist, every single religion outside the main, is up for grounds. Tom Cruise's kids are home schooled, they are raised in Scientologist residences and with Scientologist monitors, isolated, members hand over their paychecks to remain in good standing - one could conclude that all those kids and all those residences should be invaded. JW's who homeschool their kids - who believe in isolation and poverty for their members - who refuse their kids blood transfusions - perhaps all of those families should be invaded because we 'think' they are harming their kids. This is so much bigger than one issue - if a guy has raped a woman, if he is a pedophile - then go after him. Some Witnesses have panic attacks and suffer extreme mental issues when they are forced to go into the 'world'......these are young kids who are being forced to do the same thing, forced away from their mothers....how do we justify that without cause?
SL24:
This was the part of the whole thing that really bothered me. If the state can walk in and do this, can they also walk into, say, a Circuit Assembly, and take all the kids because they "could be endangered by a parents refusal of a blood transfusion?"
Of course, that would NEVER happen in this country, right?
I mean, if the US government heard reports of child abuse in a religious compound, they would NEVER hold a siege for several weeks, and then botch an attack which would result in the deaths of the very children they claimed they were trying to save, would they?
Whenever you hear the words "We're from the Government, and we're here to help.", be very vigilant....
