Fathers 4 Justice Protesters Perched on Crane Near Ohio State

From NBC4 in Columbus, Ohio's Will they still be there at Christmas? (9/29/08):

Two men protesting for fathers’ custody rights say they will still be perched atop a crane if by Christmas Governor Ted Strickland and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have not investigated the court system, which protestors said is biased against dads.

Camped a top a crane near Ohio State University, Fathers 4 Justice members Paul Fischer, of Ohio, and Donald Tenn, of California, told NBC 4’s Matt Alvarez that they have enough food to last "as long as they need."

The fathers said they will come down when the governors from both states agree to a non-partisan investigation into the family court system in their respective states.

I have several tactical disagreements with the way F4J has gone about this but out of respect for the protesters' admirable courage and initiative, I'm going to keep my yap shut. According to F4J's press release:

Fathers 4 Justice Members Paul Fisher of Ohio and Donald Tenn of California have secured themselves 100 ft in the air on top of a crane...

The dads will remain on the crane while they await an answer from two other government representatives that must be accountable for inadequate equal parenting laws that lead to massive family court dysfunction and abuse of the law.

They are requesting that the Governors of both states launch an investigation into the Family Court system. Donald Tenn has legal rights to see his daughter, yet has not been able to see her in 2 years. Paul Fisher has won his case in Supreme Court and the decision was then violated in the local family court.

Crane workers reported to the job site this morning and were unable to work while Tenn and Fisher remain positioned on the equipment. Fisher said, “They understand why we are doing this.”

I don't know anything about Tenn's case but Paul Fisher's seems strong--he won in the Ohio Supreme Court but the trial judge apparently still refused to increase his parenting time with his daughter from an average of about one day a week.

The Ohio Office of Public Information's blurb on the Supreme Court's ruling says: (more...)

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