Polygamist officers face loss of badges

[Rose Siding]

ST. GEORGE — Colorado City town marshal Sam Roundy is facing the loss of his badge and job of 11 years if Utah takes away his right to patrol the plural community he lives in along the Utah/Arizona border.

Administrative Law Judge Richard Wyss ruled that Roundy was in default because he failed to attend a Jan. 26 hearing that challenged his status as a peace officer. The Utah Division of Peace Officer Standards and Training filed a complaint against Roundy in October 2004, alleging he was practicing plural marriage in violation of Utah's constitution and state law prohibiting bigamy.

Roundy did not deny on Tuesday that he has more than one wife. He said he did not attend the hearing in Salt Lake City because he believed the issue would be reviewed at the upcoming Utah POST meeting next week.
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"Every cop has a religion, but religion doesn't run my job," Roundy said. "We work closely with other agencies and do our jobs. Utah is saying we don't have the confidence of the people, and it's just the opposite of what they're saying. We grew up in this culture and we're part of it. It's religious persecution going after polygamy, that's all it is."

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view2/1,4382,600119022,00.html?textfield=Roundy


Colorado City, Ariz., Police Chief Sam Roundy and his officers also patrol nearby Hildale, Utah.

His name is really Roundy and I saw him first, ladies.

[Generic Other]

1. Get in line behind the first wives, sister!

That saggin' baggin' look is sooo hip.

[MountainLaurel]

2. No wonder they marry 13-year-olds

What adult woman in their right mind is going to want to marry that prime specimen on manhood?

[hickman1937]

3. How many husbands do his wives have?

If I have three husbands, and they each have a number of wives, what relationship are my children to my first husband's second wife's children with her forth husband? Just asking.

[Generic Other]

6. Osmonds?

Just a guess!

[GainesT1958]

4. You know, Utah almost didn't become a state over that little dispute...

Hmmm...what do Osama bin Laden and this Repub Town Marshall in Utah have in common?:eyes:

B-)

[Lars39]

5. "Religious persecution" my great aunt fanny!

"The police service is great. I don't know why they'd want to disrupt that,"
Well, that's his opinion, let's hear from the wives, in a way that wouldn't put them in danger.

The state needs to be looking into how domestic disputes are handled.
I bet a lot of abuse is swept under the rug.

[MountainLaurel]

7. Under the Banner of Heaven

If you want an understanding about LDS fundamentalists and plural marriage, go read this book immediately.

[NYC]

8. The Book of Mormon says one wife only.

Around page 120, The Book of Mormon makes it very clear that there is to be one wife only, no mistress, no girlfriend, etc. One wife only.