I will admit to having grown cynical regarding the legal systems in North America, both the USA and Canada, when it comes to dealing with issues involving religion and religious ethics. The judges seem to avoid touching scared cows, perhaps for fear of opening Pandora's Box, and no doubt feel that the Phyrric victories as won by Ms. Boer should offer a suitable compromise.
I would welcome some of these cases { and not just child abuse issues - shunning, for example is also destructive to a persons well-being ) being bought before the courts in France, Germany and the UK where religious opinion is of a secondary concern and where judges have shown themselves to be generally more courageous and less politically motivated than their US and Canadian peers.
There is no doubt that the WTS days for hiding itself behind and manipulating ambiguous laws will not prevail for ever despite the present frenetically religious climate in the US. This climate has given a sick sort of protection to so many religious groups whose beliefs and methodology are nothing but repulsive for far too long, but I believe that public opinion will eventually force changes upon them.
HS