C’mon now. He had motive. He had nothing to lose. Torching the governor’s mansion in Austin was just a warning shot, a shot across the bow to Rick Perry to get CPS to back off.
It all makes perfect sense!
Showing posts with label FLDS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FLDS. Show all posts
June 10, 2008
June 06, 2008
Perry finally opens mouth on FLDS and says nothing
That’s the nickel-version analysis of Gov. Helmethair finally breaking his silence on what happened at Eldorado.
First:
That means he presumes that sexual abuse DID happen. If any cases ever go to trial, you can bet defense attorneys will raise this.
Will Jessup, a Utah-based elder for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, agrees:
Perry then said he hopes CPS and the FLDS “work together.” Translation?
Judge Walther, push the envelope on how much you rule CPS can do in the way of drop-in visits.
But, it’s all for the KIDS! Because any good Republican is for the KIDS, except when they’re poor, on welfare, without health insurance, etc.:
Uhh, those “fine legal lines” include U.S. Constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
I also find it “interesting,” at the least, that Perry made his first in-depth statement in weeks when out of not only the state, but the country, in France.
First:
The governor said he hopes state law enforcement officials and prosecutors "continue to send the message" to the sect that child sexual abuse won't be tolerated.
That means he presumes that sexual abuse DID happen. If any cases ever go to trial, you can bet defense attorneys will raise this.
Will Jessup, a Utah-based elder for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, agrees:
“It's an outrage that he would even make such gross and broad allegations,” Jessop said. “He’s listening to people that tell lies about the FLDS.”
Perry then said he hopes CPS and the FLDS “work together.” Translation?
Judge Walther, push the envelope on how much you rule CPS can do in the way of drop-in visits.
But, it’s all for the KIDS! Because any good Republican is for the KIDS, except when they’re poor, on welfare, without health insurance, etc.:
“I am substantially less interested in these fine legal lines that we’re discussing than I am about these children's welfare.”
Uhh, those “fine legal lines” include U.S. Constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
I also find it “interesting,” at the least, that Perry made his first in-depth statement in weeks when out of not only the state, but the country, in France.
May 29, 2008
Will Texas CPS learn from Supreme Court FLDS ruling as Act I ends?
The Texas Supreme Court today upheld the Texas Court of Appeals and said that Child Protective Services had no legal grounds to separate Fundamentalist Mormon children from their mothers, as the Yearning for Zion ranch case now officially ends Act I.
The opinion was unsigned, meaning the high court saw this as a no-brainer decision.
That said, three justices had a concurring opinion, in which they said CPS did have some evidence of the possibility of prepubescent sexual abuse, but failed to consider less-obtrusive options than mass removal. For example, CPS could have taken DNA samples of all men, all women believed to be under a certain age and all children those women birthed.
Now, as the story notes, CPS has options. It can restrict the movement of children reunited with their parents.
But, with $4/gallon gas and CPS workers already weeks behind in state travel voucher reimbursements, can CPS even afford to monitor something like that?
As for CPS’ fear the group would flee the state – to where? They’d have to fly WAYYY under the radar screen to hide themselves, and would soon be rediscovered again. Their Mexican counterparts don’t want them south of the border, either.
But, right now, all CPS will say is that it is “reviewing its options.”
We can only hope it does more than that. Unfortunately, the curtain will likely raise on a discombobulated Act II.
The opinion was unsigned, meaning the high court saw this as a no-brainer decision.
That said, three justices had a concurring opinion, in which they said CPS did have some evidence of the possibility of prepubescent sexual abuse, but failed to consider less-obtrusive options than mass removal. For example, CPS could have taken DNA samples of all men, all women believed to be under a certain age and all children those women birthed.
Now, as the story notes, CPS has options. It can restrict the movement of children reunited with their parents.
But, with $4/gallon gas and CPS workers already weeks behind in state travel voucher reimbursements, can CPS even afford to monitor something like that?
As for CPS’ fear the group would flee the state – to where? They’d have to fly WAYYY under the radar screen to hide themselves, and would soon be rediscovered again. Their Mexican counterparts don’t want them south of the border, either.
But, right now, all CPS will say is that it is “reviewing its options.”
We can only hope it does more than that. Unfortunately, the curtain will likely raise on a discombobulated Act II.
May 23, 2008
Texas CPS will appeal FLDS appeals court ruling
How much more money does the state want to waste?
Plus, in the case of the inevitable lawsuits, does this leave the state open to charges of gross or deliberate behavior?
Plus, in the case of the inevitable lawsuits, does this leave the state open to charges of gross or deliberate behavior?
Texas CPS in fighting mood after FLDS custody ruling
Texas Child Protective Services is giving hints it will appeal the Third Court of Appeals ruling to the Texas Supreme Court:
It’s true that CPS found signs of sexual abuse in five children.
But, five out of 200 does NOT make a “pervasive pattern.”
I’ve gone past the point of wondering about possible lawsuits to HOPING that CPS gets its ass sued off.
The Department of Family and Protective Services issued a statement defending the raid, saying it removed the children “after finding a pervasive pattern of sexual abuse that puts every child at the ranch at risk.”
It’s true that CPS found signs of sexual abuse in five children.
But, five out of 200 does NOT make a “pervasive pattern.”
I’ve gone past the point of wondering about possible lawsuits to HOPING that CPS gets its ass sued off.
May 22, 2008
Third Court of Appeals — let go of FLDS kids
Texas’ Third Court of Appeals said Texas Child Protective Services has no right to hold on to the children it seized after a raid at the Fundanmentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints compound at the Yearning for Zion Ranch last month.
The court ruled the CPS did not present enough evidence at a hearing last month that the children were at risk of abuse to justify keeping them in state custody.
It also ruled that Judge Barbara Walther abused her discretion in failing to return the children to their families. (Shock me!)
Long-term, who knows what’s up. But, short-term, it seems clear that CPS is going to have to reunite kids with their mothers.
Long-term, as I, the excellent Grits for Breakfast and other bloggers have noted, it seems even more likely now that the state is facing some big-ass lawsuits.
The court ruled the CPS did not present enough evidence at a hearing last month that the children were at risk of abuse to justify keeping them in state custody.
It also ruled that Judge Barbara Walther abused her discretion in failing to return the children to their families. (Shock me!)
Long-term, who knows what’s up. But, short-term, it seems clear that CPS is going to have to reunite kids with their mothers.
Long-term, as I, the excellent Grits for Breakfast and other bloggers have noted, it seems even more likely now that the state is facing some big-ass lawsuits.
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