Fencing With CBS

CBS took a cheap shot with “Picket Fences” (Jan. 22) when it promoted, as a story, incest between a father and his teen-age daughter. Instead, in the closing minutes, it was revealed that the man was a Mormon and the girl was actually one of his wives. CBS made a weak attempt to set the facts straight with a short, written disclaimer after a commercial when many viewers had probably already tuned out. What was not pointed out is that Mormons have been under penalty of excommunication for polygamy for nearly 100 years and those who continue to practice plural marriage today are usually several generations removed from the doctrines of Mormonism.

Scott Smith, Mission Viejo