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Monday 27 August 2007

Archive for August, 2007

UK: Judges Targeted by Angry Dads

Monday 27 August 2007 @ 6:25 am

Campaign group Fathers 4 Justice has controversially posted the personal details of two judges from the Bath area on its website.Family court judges Andrew Rutherford and Paul Barclay are among 45 judges nationwide to be targeted by the high-profile campaigners.

Comments (1) | Posted in counterPULSE, sex and metropolis

Long Working Hours And Stressful Jobs Keep Men Smoking

Friday 24 August 2007 @ 4:19 pm

Men who work long hours or in high stress jobs are more likely to smoke, according to a new University of Melbourne study.

Comments (0) | Posted in health

Hamilton County Child Support Agency Steals Support from Four Year Old

Thursday 23 August 2007 @ 4:37 pm

How would you feel if the government took over half your income and left you with close to nothing to care for your family? And what if they took your drivers license and car so you couldn’t get to work? What if they made sure you didn’t have any credit, so you can’t get a loan or a credit card? If that’s not enough, how about taking away your ability to keep a bank account? No way to cash a check, save money, or pay bills. No income tax refund checks… you can’t have those, either. What if you couldn’t own anything, like a home or a car? Would you be able to live like this?

Comments (1) | Posted in child support, outrage, sex and metropolis

WSJ Online: Are We Teaching Our Kids To Be Fearful of Men?

Thursday 23 August 2007 @ 11:48 am

More than 200 men emailed complaints about the campaign to the health department. “The implication is that if you see a man holding a girl’s hand, he’s probably a predator,” says Marc Rudov, who runs the fathers’ rights site TheNoNonsenseMan.com. “In other words, if you see a father out with his daughter, call the police.”

Comments (0) | Posted in bias, counterPULSE, government, sex and metropolis, sex politics

Child Support Snafu

Thursday 23 August 2007 @ 11:43 am

The child support automatically comes out of his paycheck twice a month and despite paying on time, this dad says he feels the system is treating him like a deadbeat. Luis Lleras says, “I’m beyond fed up, I’m beyond frustrated. There’s a couple times a year when it looks like I’m in arrears and I’m not.”

Comments (0) | Posted in child support, government

Judge Has Unprepared Lawyer Arrested

Thursday 23 August 2007 @ 11:39 am

Ohio Judge John Plough had assistant public defender Brian Jones arrested for contempt of court last week after Jones refused to begin a misdemeanor assault trial because he said he was unprepared. Jones was assigned to the case one day earlier.

Comments (0) | Posted in crime + punishment, government, misconduct, outrage

Child support or court-ordered robbery?

Wednesday 22 August 2007 @ 1:08 pm

It’s that time again; my stress level is rising and my wallet is getting robbed of what little was there to begin with. Must be time to update the info for my child support payment.

Comments (0) | Posted in Activism, Fathers, child support, counterPULSE, government, sex and metropolis

Australia: Crackdown on public service snoops; child support agency reviews breaches

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 10:16 pm

The crackdown has led to a spate of resignations and the Child Support Agency is reviewing a number of breaches as it considers whether or not to press criminal charges against former employees.

Comments (0) | Posted in child support, government

Why tall men attract women and are better paid

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 10:13 pm

No one who wanted a second invitation to dinner or to lecture to a learned society would dare to show any evidence of gender bias, racial or religious prejudices, ageism and (other than the disparaging remarks about toffs that are for some reason acceptable) class prejudice.

Comments (0) | Posted in human nature, sex and metropolis

He’s Dead, She’s Free. What’s Up With That?

Tuesday 21 August 2007 @ 10:11 pm

Experts discuss the case of Mary Winkler, who claimed that posttraumatic stress disorder led her to kill her pastor husband.

Comments (0) | Posted in bias, domestic violence, outrage, sex and metropolis, sex politics