Justice Prevails - Jeffs Found Guilty

[Requiem]

http://www.cnn.com/

[Chapel-Hill-Coug]

Originally Posted by Requiem

http://www.cnn.com/

Wow, interesting. I'm no lawyer, but all along I thought this would be a very tough case for the prosecution. While of course I can't comment on the legitimacy of the guilty verdict, I'm sure glad to see it.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Requiem

http://www.cnn.com/

No one hates Jeffs like Mormons. It's like a form of self-loathing. Mormon culture created him, at least indirectly. Also, see Adam's brilliant posts on CB comparing what Jeffs did to what Mormon General Authorities in times past did. Many geezers married 14 and 15 year olds.

[MikeWaters]

JS married a 14 year old as well as other men's wives.

http://en.fairmormon.org/index.php/Joseph_Smith's_marriages_to_young_women

Are we to be repulsed by JS?

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

JS married a 14 year old as well as other men's wives.

http://en.fairmormon.org/index.php/Joseph_Smith's_marriages_to_young_women

Are we to be repulsed by JS?

JS was a charismatic and a genius. It's like people will tolerate things done by Woody Allen and Mick Jagger and Abraham for which they'd despise us.

[Archaea]

Methinks the men doth protest too much.

Some guys are just jealous they don't get their way. Personally I've never been turned on by a 14 year old, except when I was 14. But I've never been turned on by a 44 year old either.

[Venkman]

I think it was appropriate he was found guilty, although I'm surprised by the verdict. For me, it's not about the polygamy, but the age of the girl.

However, I think life in prison would be excessive.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Methinks the men doth protest too much.

Some guys are just jealous they don't get their way. Personally I've never been turned on by a 14 year old, except when I was 14. But I've never been turned on by a 44 year old either.

Don't worry. Your wife turns 44 next year.

[RC Vikings]

I'm glad they found him guilty because of the age of the girls involved.

On a related note I believe in under ten years polygamy and gay marriages will be legal.

[Chapel-Hill-Coug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

JS married a 14 year old as well as other men's wives.

http://en.fairmormon.org/index.php/Joseph_Smith's_marriages_to_young_women

Are we to be repulsed by JS?

Yes.

His methods and practices weren't much different from Jeffs'. He may or may not have been a prophet (just for the sake of argument), but either way his advances/threats toward teenagers and other men's wives were indeed repulsive.