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exUte · 05-06-2008, 02:23 PM

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9165683

A review of the "Father's Family Information" sheets shows a handful of 16-year-old wives, 13 young monogamous couples and 24 men with multiple wives - including one man with 21 wives and 36 children.

The monogomous couples (13) avg. ages were 24 for the man and 21 for the woman. The government had a right to take their children?

"Texas officials focused on five girls who conceived when they were 15 or 16, all of whom then gave birth recently when they were 16 or 17."

Prior to 2005, it was legal for a 14 year old to marry. Now the marriage age is 16. Sounds like those FIVE, yes FIVE girls may very well have been legal. Why focus on just FIVE girls? Apparently the entire compound was full of 13 and 14 year old pregnant girls and thus snatch all their children!

Very interesting now that the stats have come up on a portion of those living on the compound.

But again, I ask, does the monogomous couple who's avg ages are 24 and 21 deserve to have their children taken away? Or was it simply a case of Texas' premature extraction. Perhaps Texas has ED, extraction disfunction.

05-06-2008, 02:23 PM	#1
exUte Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,326	As Artie Shaw would say....very interesting http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9165683 A review of the "Father's Family Information" sheets shows a handful of 16-year-old wives, 13 young monogamous couples and 24 men with multiple wives - including one man with 21 wives and 36 children. The monogomous couples (13) avg. ages were 24 for the man and 21 for the woman. The government had a right to take their children? "Texas officials focused on five girls who conceived when they were 15 or 16, all of whom then gave birth recently when they were 16 or 17." Prior to 2005, it was legal for a 14 year old to marry. Now the marriage age is 16. Sounds like those FIVE, yes FIVE girls may very well have been legal. Why focus on just FIVE girls? Apparently the entire compound was full of 13 and 14 year old pregnant girls and thus snatch all their children! Very interesting now that the stats have come up on a portion of those living on the compound. But again, I ask, does the monogomous couple who's avg ages are 24 and 21 deserve to have their children taken away? Or was it simply a case of Texas' premature extraction. Perhaps Texas has ED, extraction disfunction.