John Murtari Receives Feeding Tube, Continues Passive Resistance For Civil Rights And Equal Parenting

“My only point was that Murtari is completely wrong in what he is doing. What if Murtari dies of cardiac arrest due to his weakened condition?”

At least he’ll have lived for something. If you’re not willing to die for something, you’re not living. Murtari is courageouslydoing what he can and.

“Is making a point that important? He is one man who will be completely ignored by the state. Nobody cares about Murtari but himself, his son and his family.”

Not true as many stood outside the jail house in protest. Did you? The attitude you promote just continues the abuse us families are suffering. Looks like you need a little more suffering in your life to gain empathy for others.

I haven’t seen or talked to my two adopted children in eight years. I documented the entire ordeal we went through to be used as a tool by others in their fight. It took six years to finish Deadbeat Dad and another year to publish it. It can be found here. http://www.lulu.com/content/315711.

After you read it you might understand a little about what some of us went and are going through. I hope it is of some use to others.

Dear Family lawyer,

I note that you make no comment as to wishing he comes through his self imposed ordeal without damaging his health.

Mr. Mutari isn’t here to defend himself from you and your accusations and slurs – is it a characteristic of yours to take advantage of anyone or take opportunities like this to attack someone who can’t currently defend himself.

Mr Mutari is a human being, whether or not we agree with his ideas or what he is doing. Your attitude towards him, and the attitudes of others who seem to not care whether he lives through this debases our Western society in my view.

Fathers are routinely being excluded from their children’s lives on the basis of fraudulent evidence. There are lawyers in my country appalled at the family law system they are forced to try to represent.

It isn’t so much of a surprise that people dress up in tights or superhero costumes, but that decent people are forced into such actions.

John is taking things to an even greater extreme and only he knows why he feels he must do this, but the legions of fathers similarly damaged is probably enough cause for this kind of response.

There are “NO” parental rights in relation to the child in the UK – probably contravening human rights conventions according to Clem Henricson of the National Family and Parenting Institute – so maybe John isn’t far off the mark.

Are you not acting like a spoiled child by coming here to defend your laws? If you pride yourself on being such an adult then maybe you should engage with other lawyers who oppose your support for current ‘unjust’ laws.

GrahamG

Ms. Stoddard: I am familiar with what Murtari is attempting to accomplish. His labeling his actions as one of “civil rights” is a misnomer at best.

Murtari can perhaps make a compelling rationalization concerning his current situation by claiming that emotional support and visitation is much more important than the payment of child support. However, claiming that his “civil rights” have been violated is a stretch of the imagination. The fact remains that he and his ex were unable to communicate and had to ask a judge to resolve their disputes. The judge acted within the law. Shared parenting is more of a utopian concept than an exact science. Two parents who are unable to communicate make shared parenting a difficult concept to accept across the board.

Child support is the primary issue given that is what Murtari is in jail for. He is not in jail for protesting the family law system. If his failure to pay child support is actually a protest against the family law system then the classification of “Murtari the deadbeat” is appropriate.

In pressing for reform of the family law system, Murtari is now a liability for all concerned. Legislators are not going to take a twice convicted deadbeat seriously – anymore than they take adults dressing as cartoon characters climbing bridges and what not.

There are more productive ways to bring about changes to the family law system than the route that Murtari is taking. Refusing to eat and costing the taxpayer substantial amounts of money to keep him alive is not going to get an early release for Murtari and will not bring about any reforms.

A good parent will act like an adult and be responsible. Murtari is demonstrating once again that his priorities in life are a bit off center. He is acting like a spoiled child, and his extensive writings support that assertion.

Dear All,

I am sure that whatever people’s views on family law, or John’s campaign objectives, we would all wish that he comes through this self imposed ordeal without harming his health too much in the process.

Please send him my good wishes if any of you are in contact with him, and tell him he has proved his committment beyond any reasonable doubt.

GrahamG

P.S. John may possibly remember me, I’m from the UK and perhaps he’ll remember our discussions regarding “a child’s best interests” and what that phrase may mean.

Lawyermanperson,
You’ve obviously never spoken with John Murtari. It also seems you’ve focused on the child support aspect of this, when in fact, his message is about civil rights and equal parenting. Some people will just never get it. Are you one of them?
Teri