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Show Thursday, April 24, 2008 OREM TIMES Page 3 NEWS, STORIES AND EVENTS FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OVERHEARD JN OREM What's your opinion about Texas state authorities raiding the FLDS ranch near Eldorado this month? Were the Texas authorities right to remove 416 children from their homes based on allegations of child abuse? Why or why not? HBHiHniBH nBanonM mmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hhhhhhm ihwimiijui im i nn i i j , .if. mm piiiMua wwiuuuvi ui' uvjwwiw "That's a really hard question. ques-tion. I feel ambivalent about it. I abhor that kind of corruption and abuse that's alleged. If it was really going on then the raid was justified. Oh, but I'm upset they took the children from their mothers if they truly haven't done anything wrong. I think it's a real infringement in-fringement to the right to practice prac-tice your religion." Jewel Bartholomew i 'S3 ) - "One of things, I think they overreacted to the situation. They could have done it on an individual basis. Once they had the facts then they could have gone to the judge (for a warrant). I don't believe all the children are being abused. No, they don't even have the girl or the right man who the state alleges were involved. They should find out who the alleged victim and (perpetrator) are. 1 feel (the raid) was a violation viola-tion of some of these people's rights. You have to approve it based on someone being abused, according to the law. It's a legal quagmire." David Escobedo "That's good because it's helping to serve the community. commu-nity. Yes." Daniel Noriega "I think they did the right thing. I think they've been working up to it for some time. They knew that under-aged girls were being married off. When you get this, from a legal standpoint, if you see a 15-year old heavy with child, there is probable cause to remove re-move them. It's not that big of a stretch that (there's other abuse) going on." I Shawn Curtis "My opinion is that they have just taken all the men out while they investigated, instead of tearing the children away from their mothers. I've been a foster parent for 20 years, so I know the damage that can be done in moving kids from home to home. But 1 do think there needs to be an investigation and it should be expanded if they were abused." I Debbi Rollo "Well, at first, I thought yes. But now that they dont know about the person who called and told them of the abuse. I'm not sure that's something they had the right to do. But I do think there is abuse going on and hopefully this will uncover some of it." Carolyn Kuehne "I think it's really a thin line of whether you're overstepping overstep-ping your boundaries and keeping children safe." I Kyndra Lund 3 ' i X If "I'm truly having mixed feelings. feel-ings. 1 was raised among the Amish. I wasnt Amish. but 1 went to school with them. They were really good people ... I think the children have to be protected." I Janet Otto x "1 think they were right to do it. With the call, maybe they cant the find the person to verify it. but they had the right to do something. There must be something to this going go-ing on for them to investigate it." I Marowe Ashton . 1 j l V. 1 i' . 4 ':; I ''it V'rsrvt C$M t f mM the Grand Opening Join us Saturday. April 26 for the Grand Opening of the new DownEast Clothing Outlet location in American Fork. Located at 34 North 600 West (south of Target next to Mr. Mac), the new store features the entire, incredibly popular collection of DownEast Basics clothing as well as your favorite brands of clothing at 40-60 off the national retail price. DOWNEAST -- basics "HIGH STYLE. TOW PRICE. w w -w . D o w n E o s t B a s i c s . c o m There are ways to keep your children from using any alcohol. They ail start with you. Research shows parental disapproval is the number one reason kids choose not to drink. So set clear rules and expectations on no alcohol use. For more information on underage drinking in Utah and the proven skills to prevent it. visit parentsempowered.org. PARENTS EMPOWERED Sponsored toy Tht- Utoti Deportment el Alcoholic Beverage Control Ciori ytafri Pftventjor Lb |