The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, June 30, 2008
Texas, 'a dangerous place for children'
A law professor and expert on cults says that by returning the FLDS children to their parents, Texas has "sent out an engraved invitation to any group who wants to abuse children."

Marci Hamilton, a professor at Princeton and Yeshiva University’s Cardozo Law School, told the International Cultic Studies Association that the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to release the FLDS children from foster care and, in a separate ruling, overturn damages to child that underwent an "exorcism" makes a dangerous statement.

Hamilton says:
When you add yesterday’s decision to FLDS, the state of the Texas has just sent out an engraved invitation to any group who wants to abuse children. . . . [The two decisions make] Texas a very dangerous place for children.
Defending Texas' foster care, Hamilton says:
They had to eat pizza. They had to learn to ride bicycles. They had to live in a universe where abuse is not normal. They saw a window of information they would have otherwise not gotten.

1 Comments:

At July 2, 2008 10:22 AM , Anonymous Britt said...

Haven't folks figured it out, yet? The bumper sticker isn't just a slogan - Don't Mess (translate: F*** With)Texas. They're going to do what they want to do. I suppose it gives the rest of the world something to talk about.

 

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