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Justice? by PunkJr.
For Class with Dave, week 17 - assignment 1: Justice

A very good friend of mine is going through hell right now. His ex-wife is doing everything in her power to ruin his life, his finances and his relationship with his kids. She's filed false claims with Child Protective Services, accusing him of sexually molesting his own two sons. She's accused him of threatening to kill her, and every time he has to go into court with his lawyer, explain the situation, get it dismissed, and pay ALL of the court fees. (Generally $3,500.00 per accusation)

She's said that she will continue until he's out of money, then she's going to "drive the dagger through his heart."

All the while, she's protected because she's the alleged "victim" & Jason hasn't seen his kids in almost 3 months.

I was called as a witness in Jason's defense, and had to write a sworn statement as to his character. He's one of the most wonderful fathers I know, and his kids adore him.

Is this really how our justice system works?

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mythlady  Pro User  says:

Yikes. How very sad -- great pic --
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revlimit  Pro User  says:

that's really powerful.

and yes, I think this IS how our system works. =(
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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rutty  Pro User  says:

That sucks!

Not your shot, by the way. You've done a decent job with that ;¬)

People never cease to amaze me with their stupidity and bloody-minded self-interest. I don't believe in Karma, but I wish I did.

Hope it works out for your friend

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KatColorado  Pro User  says:

I think there is nothing sadder than a divorce with a fight about the kids. It's hard enough to understand that your parents aren't together anylonger, but when they get into a really nasty fight, that's so horrible.

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Toxic Cherry Girl  Pro User  says:

Karma will kick her ass. Till then I'm so very sorry Jason has to go thru this. His kids will realize in the long run what she is really made of and who she really is. Great capture.
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.tara.  Pro User  says:

Oh man...I am so sorry to hear that...I hate hearing these kinds of things.
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Cat Juggling  Pro User  says:

A friend at work is working to get his daughter away from his ex-wife right now and it's a horrendous situation. Best of luck to Jason.

Unfortunately for both of them, WA state laws alwasy tend to favor the mother.
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blue_midnight  Pro User  says:

Yup. A friend of mine is going through a similar situation. his ex has taken it so far as to start physically kicking and hitting him, and when he bruised her (barely) by fending her off, she had him arressted for abuse. Similarly, she asked him to come over and watch the kids at her house, saying she'd leave the door unlocked, and then had him arrested for breaking and entering. Luckily, there were witnesses for both of these things.

The sad thing is, it affects the kids more than it does anyone else. Another great reason not to breed. *grins*
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FadderUri  Pro User  says:

Document, document, document. Put a recorder on the phone, video cameras in the house (his own), and capture software for IM's (my wife used to use IM's to threaten me, because back then there was no way to save them.).

As for the photo, it captures the assignment very well, and is well executed.
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Killian77  Pro User  says:

How sad. I'm glad he has you to stand for him though.
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d.rex  Pro User  says:

Horrible story.

I'm in the midst of a divorce that is the polar-opposite. My (almost-ex) wife and I are all about doing everything we can to make this easy on the kids. I can't imagine how anyone could not make that the #1 priority.

:-(
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