When one first reads the headlines of this Houston Chronicle story it seems the mental health community is making war with Texas Child Protective Services over the poor treatment of the FLDS Mormon sect. But reading into the article further one finds that this is really about nine employees who work for a private mental health care agency called Mental Health – Mental Retardation Center (MHMRC) which seem to have ties with Baptist preacher Kevin Dinnin.
May I remind you that this is not just Texas, this is West Texas where David Koresh is still a hero and clearing brush with Jesus is the regional pastime. The area has a religious agenda promoting anything with Jesus in it is good and any wall between Church and State is evil.
These FDLS women, many of whom have individually sold their underage daughters to old married men for sex, and collectively have been part of a conspiracy to do so, should have long ago had their pastel frontier garb (with prayers for the end of the world stitche in the seams) ripped from their bodies and be put in orange jumpsuits and shackles. They should also have already been indicted for felony sex crimes and be in jail awaiting trial. Their lawyers should also have advised them to make a plea bargain of guilty in return for reduced sentences of 10 years to life in prison. Just like any other women who may have done the same WITHOUT waving God around in our faces. Mental health workers criticize state’s care of sect children
Update: Willie Jessop, a FDLS member interrupted Jena Bush’s wedding Saturday afternoon at the front gate of the Crawford ranch. He handed Bush staff members a ten page letter asking the President for help in the "terrorist raid" by Texas authorities at the Eldorado cult compound.
If the President were to see fit to defend these sexual predators, he should also make sure that on the 13th birthdays of any granddaughters he may have, he sends them up to Montana to be used as sex toys for old Dirty Grampa Cheney.