Yet another religious cult raided

[Bun-Bun]

I agree. And, the individuals who are suspected, charged, and proven to perpetuate these crimes should be held accountable. What does brainwashing your children mean? Teaching them what you believe (maybe only if you live in a cloistered community)? If that is the standard, I think the Amish, Mennonites, Quakers, and many others are all in some trouble.
I'm reading some pretty suspicious stuff about the seizing of the FLDS trust funds in 2005 by the government, and now I'm wondering if some of this isn't connected.

Nice strawman. This is about removing children from an environment where there is abundant evidence that crimes against children were committed on a sanctioned ongoing basis.

Here's one set of well-accepted criteria for "brainwashing". I think you'll find it fits well with the FLDS. Nothing there is specifically illegal, but it's a good blueprint for potentially desctructive thought reform.

http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_articles/...oughtreform.htm

or, if you prefer a more concise model

http://www.apologeticsindex.org/167-mind...bite-model