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2 men with 29 wives and 160 children between them sentenced to house arrest (tr)
Fox News ^ | June 29, 2018 | Kathleen Joyce

Posted on 06/29/2018 7:45:03 PM PDT by EdnaMode

Two leaders of a fundamentalist group who between them have 29 wives and 160 children were sentenced to house arrest on Tuesday after being convicted of polygamy.

Winston Blackmore, 61, was found guilty last year of having 24 wives while James Oler, 53, was found guilty of having five wives. Blackmore has 149 kids, the Star Vancouver reported.

Blackmore's six-month conditional sentence, to be served under house arrest, allows him to go to work and deal with medical emergencies. Oler's term is three months of house arrest. Both face 12 months of probation. Blackmore was also ordered to perform 150 hours of community service work, while Oler must do 75 hours.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: 29wives; britishcolumbia; canada; polygamy; vancouver
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To: EdnaMode

I have to wonder what man would WANT 24 wives? That’s like owning a cattle ranch because you like steak.


21 posted on 06/29/2018 8:24:21 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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To: Peter Libra

I’ve heard the same about Mormon polygamists in the US. I assume any type of polygamist group factors this into their finances.


22 posted on 06/29/2018 8:29:57 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: EdnaMode

Right. Like having 29 wives and 160 kids isn’t punishment enough.

Could you imagine having 29 Joy Behars screeching their way around the compound? Yeesh.


23 posted on 06/29/2018 8:41:18 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: TXBlair

Haha. That would be scary.


24 posted on 06/29/2018 8:41:50 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

29 wives?!?!?

I think these guys got just a wee bit mixed up about what "One A Day" means!


       

25 posted on 06/29/2018 8:54:10 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: EdnaMode

Here is a video of his kids and grandchildren talking about it. I do have to say that the kids seem pretty happy, intelligent, and taken care of. I was surprised about that. Although I am not supporting polygamy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PES-qFNuU2Q


26 posted on 06/29/2018 8:55:02 PM PDT by Revel
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To: BenLurkin

It is Canada.


27 posted on 06/29/2018 9:00:04 PM PDT by madison10 (Pray for the protection of Devin Nunes and his family.)
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To: EdnaMode

Well it seems like I once heard of a guy that had a few hundred wives and hundred porcupines. That sounds a lot more dangerous.


28 posted on 06/29/2018 11:08:26 PM PDT by KierkegaardMAN (This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
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To: EdnaMode

House arrest? So they can breed some more?


29 posted on 06/29/2018 11:45:33 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: EdnaMode

We Might Want to Reconsider Polygamy (Opinion)
http://newsradio1310.com/we-might-want-to-reconsider-polygamy-opinion/


30 posted on 06/30/2018 12:40:35 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If same sex marriage is legal, why not polygamy?


31 posted on 06/30/2018 1:24:37 AM PDT by Robwin (very)
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To: EdnaMode
Two leaders of a fundamentalist group who between them have 29 wives and 160 children were sentenced to house arrest on Tuesday after being convicted of polygamy.

Shouldn't the wives - as far as they have reached the age of majority and/or consent, and were cognizant of the other "marriages" - also be arrested? After all, they are complicit in the polygamy.

Regards,

32 posted on 06/30/2018 3:44:16 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: TXBlair

Are you only enough to remember the Harry Mudd episode from the original Star Trek? If not, google it. Priceless!


33 posted on 06/30/2018 4:55:13 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: EdnaMode

Where is the story from ?


34 posted on 06/30/2018 5:09:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: EdnaMode

It is a rough life for sons of these men. Their fathers marry the best young women and younger men must marry whom their fathers command them to, or are left batchelors or must move away.


35 posted on 06/30/2018 6:06:23 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: EdnaMode

They’d have to have at least 4 school buses just to take the family to McDonald’s.


36 posted on 06/30/2018 6:32:13 AM PDT by Rebelbase ( Tagline disabled.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I think they live in Vancouver. Drudge posted it last night.


37 posted on 06/30/2018 8:07:41 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Where do they all live?


38 posted on 06/30/2018 8:43:20 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: PLMerite

They probably wanted jail time so they could have some peace.


Make that ‘get some rest’ and you got it.


39 posted on 06/30/2018 12:14:15 PM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: Vigilanteman
The original Star Trek was a bit before my time, but I will search out the Harry Mudd episode. Thanks for the recommendation! 😀
40 posted on 06/30/2018 3:30:55 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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