Hyerdahl1 wrote:
> Polygamy primer offers insight into helping polygamy victims

All thanks to hyerdrool for this latest expose on how our tax dollars
are wasted.

> SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A manual intended to help those helping people
from
> polygamous backgrounds is now available, Utah and Arizona officials
said
> Thursday.

Here's an idea.  Break up their illegal polygamous marriages, and let
them use the services already in place, like welfare, women's shelters,
and so on.

> "The Primer-Helping Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in
Polygamous
> Communities" was created to instruct case workers, law enforcement
officers and
> others about the unique beliefs, practices and terms used by various
polygamous
> groups.

Beliefs: God, Joseph Smith, Polygamy
Practices: Polygamy, Christian religion.  Possibly Mormon religion.
Terms: Those of the American English language.

> It includes a brief history of polygamy,

Was legal.  Is now illegal.

> guidelines and training exercises, an extensive glossary,

based on an American English dictionary.

> descriptions of fundamentalist groups,

Groups that interpret the Bible and possibly the Book of Mormon
literally.

> characteristics, practices and unique factors to consider when
dealing with
> domestic violence and child abuse.

Put abuser on trial.  Assist victim if necessary.

> It also has resource guides and law charts for both Utah and Arizona.

Which I'm sure differ drastically in their laws on polygamy and
assault.

[...]

> Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said. "The Primer is the
beginning of what > I hope will be many efforts to break down
barriers."

Oh, so I'm paying to "break down barriers."  I'll certainly feel great
about that this April.

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