The issue with the Lost Boys

In the past few years there have been many stories about polygamist groups around the US. Many of them tell only what the group members want us to see, but the story of the lost boys is something few have heard of. As teenage boys get to the age of marriage, many of them are cast out of their homes for normal, child behavior like staying out late, talking back to parents, and wanting to attend a public school. The leader of the group desides who has to leave with just the clothes on their backs. Dropped off in the middle of nowhere, these young boys (who have never been allowed out of the compound gates) have to find a new way of life.

Please read the full story provided on the link below:

http://www.childbrides.org/boys_KUTV_cast_out_boys.html

After seeing this story on CNN, I was very upset that a so-called religious group could go against the very thing they based their life on. How can a parent feel comfortable with stripping their child of everything? A home, clothes, food, friends and family. Leaving them with nothing but the ignorance they have been taught all their young lives. I think these people need to be charged with child abuse, child neglect, attempted murder, and just plain stupidity!

My questions to you are

who do you think is to blame?
why do you think the law has not stepped in?
what should the first step be to fix this problem?


Blog post by Latoya