Texas Ranger says FLDS raid vindicated by Jeffs conviction

Investigators made no mention of child sex tapes, or seized photos of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs kissing young girls, after their April 2008 raid on the sect’s remote Texas compound. Instead, the public saw the televised spectacle of more than 400 children being bused from the ranch over an abuse hotline call that proved to be bogus.

As Jeffs begins serving a life sentence, brought down by damning evidence seized at the ranch and finally revealed in court, the Texas Ranger who led the heavily scrutinized raid and investigation said he feels vindicated.

You're right about 'the end justifies the means' and 'we are in deep trouble,' but you've got the wrong state, Hoss. This article is nothing more than the Standard Times out of Utah covering their tracks for coming down on the wrong side of this issue and carrying water for the fLDS.

I see nothing in Ranger Long's quotes that says anything about 'vindication.' He says, "I think the media is less skeptical of why those kids were removed...." and goes on to say "Now you have the tapes." I guess these folks don't have enough snap to understand Ranger.

Also this statement from the Standard Times:

The call later turned out to be a hoax, but Long said that after seeing a 33-page report on interactions with the hotline worker, there was probable cause to investigate.

Did he state the call turned out to be a hoax? If so, then why not quote him? "But" is a very large word in that sentence and anything before it is conjecture.

After all the evidence that came out at trial last week - why quote Willy (the bed is for the gardener) Jessop? If they were the least bit honest, they might have pointed out what a liar he is.

As for removing the children from their mothers - I simply can't understand them being all up in arms about it. Their tin-horn so called profit would ex this guy and lend his wife like a library book.

Also, there were many children at the YFZ who had no parent there. So I guess they'd already been removed from their mother? There was a darned good reason those women were all over the TV repeating "We want our children!" rather than "I want my son/daughter."

Since they're incapable of applying the yardstick of reality to this situation - I'll rename this article: In a game of criminal Texas hold 'em we postured and bluffed - but in the end the Rangers threw down a Royal Flush.

Good grief I sometimes wonder if people read beyond the “I saw your sign-up date.”

Let me say this for about the third time (at a minimum). I was merely talking about the state saying “the end justifies the means”. There is no First Amendment protection for this evil. (I was a Prosecutor for 25 years). I have seen the havoc caused by “the ends justifying the means”. If we are NOT careful, it will be the argument for an Obama dictatorship (I’m a bit extreme there, but not by much).

And as for standing up for the FLDS ... are ya serious? I have made many a comment (though kept it civil) about Rooney’s Mormonism and I do NOT like it. A fortiori I can’t stand FLDS.

Next time anyone wants to take a gratuitous shot at me (and most do not), please try and come up with something more cogent then “I see when you signed up”. I have made it CLEAR by my comments that I am one fundamental-a** Conservative and have been so for decades and will be so until I am dead.

Please afford me the courtesy of not jumping to baseless conclusions.

Some of the children don’t even belong with the parents who have them. It is sickening that this went on as long as it has. And another perv will step up & keep it going

If the women their are taking care of children who are not theirs, does anyone know who the parents are?

This cult is purely pedophilia, I wouldn't be surprised if they have kidnapped kids.

I can't help but wonder if some of the children that have been kidnapped and never found, could some of them be found on the ranch?

Thank you Texas for taking a stand against this group.

Some of the children don’t even belong with the parents who have them. It is sickening that this went on as long as it has. And another perv will step up & keep it going

If the women their are taking care of children who are not theirs, does anyone know who the parents are?

This cult is purely pedophilia, I wouldn't be surprised if they have kidnapped kids.

I can't help but wonder if some of the children that have been kidnapped and never found, could some of them be found on the ranch?

Thank you Texas for taking a stand against this group.

From what I've read Warren Jeffs took fathers & husbands & sons & booted them out. Then gave the wives & children to other men. So these women & children may have been passed around to different men & who knows what the men did to the girls. Warren Jeffs also took certain children from their parents & took them to YFZ ranch. Some girls went to Canada & some girls came from Canada. It is a sick twisted cult & they love to " Bleed the Beast" meaning get all the welfare etc they can from the govt & the rest of us. I think to stop this the women need to be put into parenting classes or charged with child endangerment. I am not buying the brainwashing very much anymore. Warren has the creepiest voice too. Youtube used to have videos of him but I am they are taken down now. Here is a link that shows what some families have gotten. http://www.childbrides.org/taxes_Pres_bleed_beast.html

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