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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
It seems that the groups that are doing polygamist marriages are groups where the men are definitely in the position of power and near ownership. These marriages are also usually arranged by the church leaders or community leaders to me that puts these woman into a position no better then that of slave. How much pressure was exerted on these young girls to marry these creepy old men?
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Hm...
Is it really a case though that the only people practicing polygamy are these groups that are all about power and control? Or is it just a case of those are the ones we hear about on the news because they're the screwed up ones? The 3 people living together in a polygamist relationship in a condo don't make the news.
A guy tanks up and kills a schoolbus full of kids, tragic but not many would call for prohibition.
It could also be that those wacky groups are the ones that think they're above the law and violate it, whereas if it wasn't illegal others would in ways that are balanced and healthy.
Hard to say for sure without a lot more info and research.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
It also seems that there is quite a bit of control exerted over these woman.
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This kind of thing happens in 1:1 relationships as well, arranged marriages, etc, can't really legislate against that.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I think that the government has made a mistake in these charges and should have focused on the underage marriage issues.
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Definitely a lot easier to deal with.