Bizarre. That is the one state where the judge might be bent by this ridiculous plea.
"He disturbs the laws of his country, he forces himself upon women, and he puts men to death without trial.” ~Otanes on the monarch, Herodotus Histories 3.80.
About a week ago this interview https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/01/31 ... lds-church with Kate Kelly, Janna Riess and Meg Conley talk about the legal system and Mormonism. I thought this quote by Kelly was astounding,
But in the 32 years that I have been a prosecutor, I have never once seen a victim be spoken for by their bishop or church leader. Not once. And many times, the victim will be asked to leave the ward because they're being too disruptive. I've had teenage girls asked not to attend their own high school anymore because they're causing too much of an uproar, you know, by reporting a sexual assault or a violent incident. And so there is very much a sort of undercurrent in this whole problem of protecting the image of the church as well.
About a week ago this interview https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/01/31 ... lds-church with Kate Kelly, Janna Riess and Meg Conley talk about the legal system and Mormonism. I thought this quote by Kelly was astounding,
But in the 32 years that I have been a prosecutor, I have never once seen a victim be spoken for by their bishop or church leader. Not once. And many times, the victim will be asked to leave the ward because they're being too disruptive. I've had teenage girls asked not to attend their own high school anymore because they're causing too much of an uproar, you know, by reporting a sexual assault or a violent incident. And so there is very much a sort of undercurrent in this whole problem of protecting the image of the church as well.
About a week ago this interview https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/01/31 ... lds-church with Kate Kelly, Janna Riess and Meg Conley talk about the legal system and Mormonism. I thought this quote by Kelly was astounding,
Claiming that they are more interested in saving souls instead of comforting victims is one of the most insidious aspects of Mormonism. I don't know how they do it. Warping normal peoples good intentions into this? And then being comfortable with it.
