Haven't we all been told that all of the FLDS young underage girls are forced to marry at 13 or 14? Haven't we all been told that they have no choice, no childhood, that as soon as they hit puberty they get married off to an old coot against their will? Isn't that the whole crux of the State of Texas's actions: that 13 and 14 year old girls are forced to marry?

Why then, does a news story about Elissa Wall's attempt to cash in on public anti-FLDS sentiment book say the following:

Her book says that Wall was stunned to learn from her step father, Bishop Fred Jessop that she was to be married at age 14. All of her sisters had been 18 when they wed, except for one that married at 17. "I hadn't heard of anyone getting married at fourteen for some time," she writes." Whoops! Elissa, YOU BLEW IT! Didn't you get the memo from Flora that you're supposed to repeat, at every opportunity, that every girl in the FLDS must be married by 14?

CPS strikes out again!!

Where's Judge Roy Bean when Texas needs him?

Hummmmm do the math third one at 18. Lets see can you say underage marriage?

Where are you getting the info in your post? Previous news reports said she is 22. Where did you get the 18? And what is the basis for the 3rd child? CPS guesswork?

Hmmm, let's think about it...

-CPS raid based on bogus phone report (don't they have caller-ID in Texas? couldn't they do even a LITTLE research to verify the veracity of the info before signing a warrant and going in with tanks, guns, etc and taking every child?

-Now both of the FLDS women who have given birth and CPS said were "Underage Women" have been proven to NOT be underaged.

Yet many of us continue to pat CPS on the back and say, "Good job Texas, It doesn't matter that you keep lieing, we support you because we hate these FLDS people and want to see them gone".

this mother is proven to be 22. Her husband, only married to her, is just a few years older. Not sure why they didn't put these facts in this article, they seem relevant.
I for one am still waiting on PROOF of forced underaged marraiges, 13, 14, and 15 year old pregnant teens, welfare fraud on the ranch, sexual abuse of litle boys, and the rest of the allegations made by the ex-FLSer's.
The only real evidence of abuse is by the CPS on the children and mothers. The MH workers who have risked so much to come forward have showed a refreshing amount of true courage.
Meanwhile...OVER 400 innocent children are at REAL risk of abuse in the Texass foster care system....

Happy days are here again.The State of Texas has brought us all full circle. It's like a dog chasing it's own tale.

The FlDS people are the VICTIMS here. Children stolen
from parents with no regards to facts or laws.

Media Bias, brainwashed general public who has little
knowlege other than a couple of disgruntled ex memebers who have to sell there books.

How dare they steal these children and place them in foster homes. Foster homes are much worse than any FLDS group could possibly be.

Knowing the law and how the system works. it makes me sick to see these people treated like they are some type of criminals when in fact they are not.

Maybe one two possible, but where are the charges and proof.

Life in Teaxs, wow how exciting. BUSH, CPS and all
those gun toting red necked bible bangers.

Oh I guess I'am guilty of stereo typeing.

Anyone else see an seizure of the 20 million dollar ranch by the state to pay for the cost of this "legal" action against the FLDS?

Foster care is no good they abuse children to, you don't really know people anymore today. I have heard a lot about foster care abuse here in Oklahoma. I don't have children.