I fail to see how the Amish church ‘allowed it to happen’ when the family, by their own account, ceased to be members in 2003 and their daughter was given to Kaplan in 2012. I would also point out that arranged marriages and the marriage of underage girls to older men are not Amish traditions. Amish women typically…

It’s really easy to ignore or even justify all the icky details of something like this. Hell, just yesterday I heard my mother making excuses for one cousin who (as an adult) molested another cousin (8-9 at the time I think). She didn’t think it was right that the victim wants nothing to do with the guy and they…

Don’t the males have to be sacrificed to the White Walkers?

There is a family on my street. All young girls, their big loud mouthed mom and a dad nearly everyone had seen hit their dogs. Six dogs, give or take, they run away a lot. Those kids... I’ve seen the oldest hit those dogs, too. When one chased me she told me to hit it with a stick. She’s maybe eleven. Those kids... I…

Working the land and going to school. They’re not chattel.

Unfortunately, the Amish community houses a large percentage of the worst and most horrific puppy mills in the country, so it’s almost certainly more of an Amish thing than a serial killer thing (though the Amish community has also had massive problems with ignoring and covering up rape and sexual abuse, so probably…

12 daughters and no sons? Are the boys being left out in the forest as a sacrifice or what?

I’m guessing the puppy mill and the underage sex slaves things are related. As is almost always the case with serial killers, they start abusing animals first. I think it’s to test the waters, to see if anyone is keeping track, before they move on human victims.

He’s a monster. And utterly devoid of anything mammalian in nature. Hell, reptiles are more caring. (I apologize to reptile lovers.)

Doubtful, especially since the creepy dad claims he searched the internet to make sure it was legal to sell his underage daughter. I’m thinking they may not have been the most faithful Amish.

Someone posted this on GT yesterday, and I’m still reeling.

The original story says the parents who sold their daughter were Amish, so... kind of?

So... crazy hillbillies? Religious cult? What the fuck is going on here?

This shit used to be not only legal, but the norm not too long ago, in the grand scheme of things.

apparently 85% of the nation supports tighter gun control, and I believe almost half support an outright ban on guns (that last figure might be wrong).

This verse is even better in full context. Thanks.

James 2:14-17 ESV

She just articulated, far better than I ever could, how I feel. When are we actually going to do something to stop this insanity? How have we let this become normal? Why why why? Rep. Haines from my state walked out of the House “moment of silence” today to protest the abundance of prayer and complete lack of action.…

Her voice is so fucking important.

Yes because a typo is what we should be taking away from this story.