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You don’t know the circumstances of the case? Did you read the court finding featured at your link? I did.

As it turns out, the woman who gave birth to the twins was a surrogate, and they were conceived with purchased ova. The defendant calls himself a single father, so apparently those lucky, “chosen” children have no mother at all. The father, who the girls’ godmother says has a problem with alcohol and drugs, lost custody because he abused and neglected the kids. Here are some excerpts:

According to the Detention Report: the father is 55 years old; the mother is an
anonymous egg donor; the twins were carried to term by a surrogate mother; both twins
were in special education classes; A.G. had learning difficulties; and G.G. was treated for
emotional difficulties. G.G., who had an individualized education plan, had temper
tantrums during which she kicked, bit and ran around. Her temper tantrums were so
severe that sometimes physical restraints needed to be used on G.G. School district staff
asked the father for permission to have an evaluation performed on G.G. by the
Department of Mental Health. But he refused to permit such an evaluation to be
performed.

There had been a large number of referrals to the department by the Santa Monica
Police Department, anonymous citizens, and mandated reporters due to the father‘s
temper and inappropriate behavior.

Ms. Rytterager, the police community services liaison, said: ―I saw the bruise on
[G.G.‘s] right temple. The bruise was red in color. I asked [G.G.] what [had]
happened. . . . [G.G.] said her father slapped her and pulled her hair. [G.G.] said her
sister . . . was in the bedroom and saw the slap and hair pulling.‖ The preschool staff
repeatedly tried to work with the father but he was always in a rage.

Additionally, the jurisdiction report revealed that on April 18, 2008, a telephone
call was made to the ―Child Abuse Hotline‖ concerning physical abuse and general
neglect of the children. This information was apparently not investigated by the
department as it was not 1 of the 20 reports listed in the jurisdiction report which were
found to be unfounded or inconclusive. The jurisdiction report describes the incident
which was not investigated: ―The reporting party stated that on [April 16, 2008, G.G.]
ran into a table and sustained a serious injury to her mouth. The father was called to pick
her up from school. However, the school was unable to reach him.‖ Although the father
telephoned one-half hour later, he arrived at school the next day and made a hostile
outburst.

On September 12, the father was at the school because A.G. had a decayed tooth. The father was advised to take A.G. to see a dentist. According to Ms. Rytterager, ―Even though the
tooth was decayed and causing [A.G.] pain, [the father] told the school staff that he
wasn‘t taking her to the low cost dental office because he won‘t stand in line next to stupid illegal Mexicans.

Ms. Abrams, the school psychologist, was also interviewed. In addition to the
discovery of G.G.‘s injuries on January 21, 2009, Ms. Abrams described a prior January
13, 2009 incident. The father had placed a lit cigarette in G.G.‘s ear. Ms. Abrams did
not see any evidence of a burn to G.G.‘s ear. But G.G. said she cried and was afraid after
the cigarette incident.

The father admitted he did not see the twins as a point of strength. Rather, he characterized them as a ball and chain around his neck.

I especially apreciated the irony of something that “H.H.”, the girls’ godmother, said. Referring to the defendant, she remarks, “he thinks the world is against a single dad.”

Let me get this straight. This guy buys ova, rents a womb, takes possession of the resulting motherless babies, and then rages at the world — especially the non-white portion of it — when the girls grow into emotionally disturbed children whom he experiences as burdens.

And we’re supposed to feel bad that learning not to scream racial obscenities at people is one of the conditions that family court has found wise to impose on this selfish violent creep, after he made his kids live in such misery?

ttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B215471.PDF

In a society founded upon the rule of law, who other than the COURT should hear a child custody case?

Perhaps courts are the best tool we have. But they’re a crappy tool to use. They should have as little power as possible over people’s personal lives.

You said that this case was an example of a court achieving “new lows of tyranny and immorality”. Can you justify that statement? What, exactly, did the court do that is supposed to be so shockingly out of line?

Remember this: Just because these days courts are making decisions that go the way you want them to go (towards the Left), if you give them too much power, what will you do when the winds of change blow in a different direction and courts start ruling with the mob. Remember, regardless of the facts and regardless of the law, courts can be counted on to rule in accordance with the wishes of the howling mob. That’s not the rule of law at all.

First, court decisions very often don’t go the way I want them to. Second, when a leftwinger treats his kids like this guy did, and behaves as belligerently toward other people, then it’ll be fine with me if the court deals with him as it has dealt with this case. Remember: the issue here has always been the father’s problematic behavior towards others, rather than the mere fact of his dumb opinions. Third, where’s this “howling mob”? People have repeatedly resorted to calling the cops on this man when he’s started screaming unprintable insults at teachers, bus drivers, social workers, counselors, and complete strangers trying to mind their own business. But I find no record of people forming a howling mob against him, despite his provocative behavior, nor any evidence of the court acting under pressure from a howling mob. Do you have evidence to the contrary?

Wow. Dude. Your posts are usually so much better then this. The actual circumstances of this case, coupled with your posting. It’s so amateur. Do your research next time, this is embarrassing.

The best thing that could have happened to those girls was court intervention.

Well, thats what checks and balances are for. I’m actually all for reforming family law, making it more equal (automatic custody to mom isn’t right in all cases, they need to be taken on a individual basis.)

But seriously, next time do some research. Instead of coming across as an intelligent, well thought out individual fearful of children missing out on time with their fathers due to a lazy court system, you came across as whiney, juvenile M.R.A nut whose more concerned with sticking to feminism and women in the general then about the well being of children. And that is disappointing.