Re: Texas Polygamists--sf in real life?

In the Year of the Earth Rat, the Great and Powerful Keith F. Lynch 
declared:
> Sean O'Hara <seanohara@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I haven't seen anything like that.  There's the girl who called in a
>> complaint against the compound, but she can't be found.  There are
>> the underage girls who've been taken into custody, but they're being
>> kept away from the press ...
> 
> I'm relying less on recent news re****ts than on various books, most
> notably _Under the Banner of Heaven_ by Jon Krakauer, which was
> published five years ago.


It's certainly the historical pattern with groups like this, but I'd 
like to see some evidence of what was going on before I join the, "A 
Mormon splinter group! They must be rapists and child molesters! 
Let's string 'em up!" crowd.

-- 
Sean O'Hara <http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com>
Alkazar: We all have needs. Mine was to make it with five weirdos 
and have them scrub my five castles. I gave you all what you wanted 
and of course I made a few bucks letting Pig watch through the 
two-way mirror. Can any of you say you wouldn't have done the exact 
same thing in my position?
Bender: He's a saint!
    -Futurama