Sympathy for the Unsympathetic

I've only been able to catch scattered fringes of the coverage from the Yearning for Zion polygamist compound in Texas. But from what I've seen, I find I have a lot of sympathy for the folks at the center of the case, however unsympathetic they may seem at first glance -- and not so much for the well-meaning but hopelessly bureaucratic folks who represent the State of Texas in this matter.

( My take, cut for length... )

Bottom line: We need to keep the government out of the what must be dozens of bedrooms in the YFZ compound, in order to ensure they stay out of our individual bedrooms as well.