Current Events

May 30, 2008

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Texas high court: Removal of Children “Take Back”• Texas officials had no right to remove about 460 children from the polygamist

community.

• The state didn’t do enough research to prove that the children were being abused.

• All of the children might be returned to their families back to the polygamist community Yearning for Zion Ranch, near Eldorado Texas. But because it is unclear which child belongs to which parent. It is getting so bad that a DNA test is being issued to figure out who’s child is who’s.

• Even though the state had no right to take the children away, Warren Jeffs is still being charged on accomplice to rape.

Jeffs Mothers saying their goodbyes

Polygamist Story Continued

Dog Causes Pileup on I-295

• A dog wandering across the highway in New Gloucester yesterday morning (May 29th) caused a 6 car piel up.

• Around 8:30 AM on Thursday a tractor trailer and several cars were stopped to let a dog cross the highway when a Brinks Armored vehicle came up behind them and slammed into the line of traffic.

• Some people were taken to the hospital by ambulance, and one woman was taken by helicopter.

• At one point the traffic was backed up for four miles behind the scene.

Picture of the pileup

Bibliography

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=88193

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/29/texas.polygamists/index.html

http://www.google.com/images