Comments about ‘Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs convicted of child sex abuse’

There is no justifiable defense for his kind of behavior, in the least degree of allowance. He is wasting the courts valuable time and government's money. Religious freedoms. . . no way! Where were his victims and why did they not testify for the prosecution?

More to come...
The word is that the mothers of the victims are next to face judge and jury.
Maybe it is time to find the grandmothers, as well.

More to come...
The word is that the mothers of the victims are next to face judge and jury.
Maybe it is time to find the grandmothers, as well.

Its too bad that the State of Utah didn't do its job right the first time here. Now many people are going to be quite confused about his relationship with Mormons -- they are even reading from the Book of Mormon in this trial. Good luck on clearing up this confusion.

I genuinly feel badly for this man. He's made terrible mistakes, possibly propagated by his parents and their parents.

'He's made terrible mistakes, possibly propagated by his parents and their parents.' - Article

I disagree.

'The 55-year-old head of the Fundamentalist LDS Church is accused of assaulting two underage girls he had taken as so-called spiritual wives.' - Article

This man is OVER 5 decades old! At what point is he supposed to take responsibility...

...for having sex with a 12 year old girl?


I hate the phrase 'mistakes'. It implies forgivness. This is the part where a person might be found GUILTY. Forgiveness can come LATER. Not now.

'Mistakes were made' - favorite phrase linked to George W. Bush.

"The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons.' - George W. Bush - Ohio Speech 10/7/2002


Result:

*U.S. Military deaths in Iraq war at 4,473 AP Published by the DSNews 08/02/2011

I cannot stress it enough.

A 12 year old. Girl.

If found guilty...?

Throw the book at him.

@Johnny Triumph

Really? You feel badly for Warren Jeffs? Really? I'm stunned.

The man took at least one 15 year old and one 12 year old as wives. I guess he's just a poor victim, right?

He's a pedophile who exercises unrighteous dominion over his subjects. He's as much a victim as Jim Jones.

The things said on the audio transcript show the inhumane debauchery of this man as he seeks to justify this child rape as some sort of religious rite.

He entered an entire book of scripture as evidence for his cause. And his non-existent closing argument this morning to stand quiet for 30 minutes, only uttering a muffled "I am at peace".

Send him away for 119 years. Don't mess with Texas.

I'm afraid there will be no way to de-program all the helpless folks he has beguiled out on that ranch.

This verdict shouldn't take the jury more than an hour to find this rapist guilty!

Instead of predicting death and plague on the judge and those doing their duty, Jeffs should start thinking about what a millstone feels like. There was no mistake on his part, only sin and crimes that deserve the harshest punishment.

Igualmente -

That was a rather interesting line. I read it the same way as you did the first time - 'I am at peace.' However, that's not what he said. He said 'I am peace.' The difference, although only one word, is staggering. If the news article is correct, and Jeffs actually did say 'I am peace', he's equating himself with Christ.

Here's hoping a swift verdict is returned and that the girls will get the counseling they need (which they probably won't).

That didn't take long.

Good verdict -- justice was done. Now I hope he gets life in prison (no parole), and gets to serve it out in the general prison population.

If consenting adults want to engage in "spiritual" relationships with each other, I do not care. They need to leave the kids alone. Jeffs and some of his ilk are too out of control to leave the children alone. He belongs in prison for the rest of his life, as does anyone else in his cult who practices child rape under the guise of religion.

@Johnny Triumph

"I genuinly (sic)feel badly for this man. He's made terrible mistakes,"

Child rape is a felony, it is never a mistake.

Sooner or later poetic justice will be served. Any man that acts like this thinking he's holier than thou will get knocked down. No man has the right to do what he has been convicted of doing and gets away with it.Children are our most precious life that needs protection from creeps like Jeffs.I hope Jeffs likes the accomondations in Texas.The inmates will have a new playmate.

The man had messed up and got caught. So he will pay his dues and good ridense.

@ Pagan

Where are you coming from? President George W. Bush has nothing to do with the Warren Jeffs case. You are irrelevant, sir. Just for the record, everyone on both sides of the aisle agreed about the weapons issue.

Warren Jeffs needs to be stamped on like the weazel and bedbug he is. His leadership and all the males in that organization practising his beliefs should be held accountable as well. This is a mess that needs to be cleaned up once and for all. I'm sure there are other groups out there that need to be handled as well. This is not about religious freedom. He's going to be taken care of in the penal system. He is a scumbag of the first order.

It is time to prosecute the women involved. We should all write our state representatives to let them know that we want everyone involved in abuse against children to be held accountable. No "religion" should have the freedom to molest children. I believe in freeom of religion but Warren Jeffs is not a religious leader. He is a common criminal.

nofitinSG,

Do you want to tell us a third time?