Vox Populi
UK Protester’s Letter to Supporters: ‘Today will be a year since my wife cut off any contact with my kids’
Tim Line, a British veteran of the Falklands War, has scaled the roof of the home of one of England's leading judges to protest being cut off from his three daughters. To learn more, see my recent blog post UK Protester: 'It was very difficult to get on to the roof but it was... »
UK Protester: ‘It was very difficult to get on to the roof but it was far easier than it is to see my children’
Tim Line, a British veteran of the Falklands War, has scaled the roof of the home of one of England's leading judges to protest being cut off from his three daughters. From Father explains Batman protest (www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk, 8/8/08): ESTRANGED dad Tim Line is staging a rooftop protest at the home of Lord Justice Sir Mathew... »
Woman Makes False Rape Claim, Siccs Police on Innocent Man
Fortunately the man had an alibi. The woman also applied for a domestic violence restraining order based on her false claims of rape and abuse. Can anybody guess if it was granted or not? From Woman arrested for lying to police about rape (Pocono Record, 7/21/08): Police arrested a Pocono Pines woman after they say she admitted... »
The Feminist Dissident: Why are misogynists made to feel comfortable while they throw down male supremacy?
"The biggest problem with being against everything feminists stand for is that one of those things is women’s worth and basic equality with men." The purpose of "The Feminist Dissident" is to give feminists a chance to speak directly to my audience, and my audience to debate the issues with them in a civil manner.... »
Positive Father-Daughter Ad in Sports Illustrated
Katherine, a reader, writes: There is a beautiful pro-father ad in the current Sports Illustrated magazine (7/28) from the USA Cycling Development foundation. It's a cycling team member holding his four-month-old-daughter tenderly and feeding her from a bottle. It's the most touching ad I've seen in a long time. I was drawn to tears when I... »
Horrendous Frame-up of Father as Part of Child Custody Case (Part II)
We recently discussed Fred Martens case, described by Australian federal MP Bob Katter as "without doubt, the worst case of flagrant and provable injustice that I can remember." In the case, the father was in the middle of a custody battle and the false sex crimes charges were apparently orchestrated by his ex-wife. Katter... »
Remember, Girls Don’t Need Dads
A completely unscientific, not statistically significant observation about fathers and daughters: My 10-year-old daughter has a friend who we'll call Adrian. Adrian often comes over to the house on weekends or after school. Because I work out of my office in our guesthouse, when Adrian is here, usually I'm the one who is watching the kids. Adrian... »
Atlanta Cop: Restraining Orders Based on False Accusations Are ‘an Everyday Thing’
Recently Mark, an Atlanta police office, wrote me a letter about fraudulently obtained restraining orders being used by women against innocent men. To learn more, see I'm tired of seeing restraining orders used as a weapon against good men. Mark told me another instance of this in a subsequent letter. Mark writes: Here is another account... »
British Professor Held in Rat-Infested Brazilian Prison over Alleged Child Support Arrearage
Another example of the way the child support system leads to the abuse/jailing of ordinary citizens. From British university lecturer thrown into crowded Brazilian jail for not paying ex-wife £20,000 child support (Daily Mail, 7/30/08): Martin Boyle is being held in a Sao Paulo prison over unpaid child support. A British university lecturer has been thrown into... »
New Column: Lesbian Child Custody Battles and Heterosexual Divorce
At the National Organization for Women's recent national conference, NOW declared that there is a "crisis for women and their children in the family law courts." According to NOW, fathers often "aggressively litigate against mothers" and "use family court to stalk, harass, punish and impoverish their former partners and children." But what happens in divorce »
1 in 5 Fathers Wrongly Named, CS Agency Says
"Men lie more, women lie bigger. A man's lie is, 'Where was I? Um, I was over at Tony's house.' A woman's lie is, 'That's your baby.'"--Comedian Chris Rock From DNA testing: One in five fathers wrongly identified by mothers in Child Support Agency claims (Guardian, 8/1/08): Nearly one in five paternity claims handled by the... »
Winkler Gets Kids Back; UK Law to Allow ‘Women Who Kill in Cold Blood to Escape Murder Charge’
Glenn's E-Newsletter/Week in Review, August 5, 2008 Mary Winkler--who shot her husband in the back and then refused to aid him or call 911 as he slowly bled to death for 20 minutes--walked away a free woman last year after serving a farcically brief "sentence" for her crimes. Mary Winkler’s claims of abuse were largely uncorroborated... »
‘Why do men act like such kids when they’re told something they don’t want to hear?’
The website www.exrants.com has some interesting rants from people about their exes, particularly by women about their husbands or ex-husbands. In a rant called Men are babies, one woman says: Ok, I'm usually a very patient girl until my husband starts to sulk! Why do men act like such kids when they're told something they don't... »
Doug Slain: ‘We’re losing teacher-student bonding in the name of fighting sexual abuse’
Recently criminal defense attorney Douglas R. Slain (pictured) had an interesting post about teachers and accusations of sex abuse. In his recent blog post Hot For Teacher No More, Slain writes: An AP report Friday showed that ten states have taken action in the past few months to crack down on sexually abusive teachers in... »
Falsely accused taxi driver demands justice
Falsely accused taxi driver Aftab Ahmed sharply criticized the young woman who accused him of rape. I agree with every word. I get so many of these false rape claim stories that I can't even keep track of them. This one is from last year. Nice to see that the victim's loyal wife stuck by him. From A... »
A Surprising ‘Idiot Spouse’ TV Ad
This Mercator car insurance ad is based on the common theme of the idiot spouse except, surprisingly, this time the idiot is the wife, not the husband. Wonder how that one slipped through... You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video »
Murderess Mary Winkler Gets Her Kids Back
Mary Winkler--who shot her husband in the back and then refused to aid him or call 911 as he slowly bled to death for 20 minutes--walked away a free woman last year after serving a farcically brief "sentence" for her crimes. To learn more about this horrendous injustice, see my co-authored column No child custody... »
Yet another example of family courts invading people’s private lives
From the Associated Press' Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do (7/24/08): A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it. Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed. Judge Rob Murfitt made the 9-year-old girl a... »
Law Journal: Fathers’ Rights Movement Has Spurred Dads to Fight for Family Leave
Has the fathers' rights movement helped spur fathers to fight for their rights to family leave? According to a recent article in the National Law Journal, this is the case. Jed Hresko, Deputy Director of Fathers & Families, writes: Boston, MA--Last week, we wrote about how inequality in parental leave - in that case, maternal leave in the... »
Law Journal: Fathers’ Rights Movement Has Spurred Dads to Fight for Family Leave
Has the fathers' rights movement helped spur fathers to fight for their rights to family leave? According to a recent article in the National Law Journal, this is the case. Jed Hresko, Deputy Director of Fathers & Families, writes: Boston, MA--Last week, we wrote about how inequality in parental leave - in that case, maternal leave in the... »
New UK Law Would Allow ‘Women Who Kill in Cold Blood to Escape Murder Charge’
Many of you have written to me about the new English law proposal which will make it easier for allegedly abused women who plan the murders of their husbands to defend themselves legally. I discussed the proposals and the general issue of domestic violence on the BBC last week. According to the article Go soft... »
New UK Law Would Allow ‘Women Who Kill in Cold Blood to Escape Murder Charge’
Many of you have written to me about the new English law proposal which will make it easier for allegedly abused women who plan the murders of their husbands to defend themselves legally. I discussed the proposals and the general issue of domestic violence on the BBC last week. According to the article Go soft... »
Baskerville: When abuse is alleged and judges award moms custody, are they really ‘erring on the side of caution’?
Taken Into Custody: The War Against Fatherhood, Marriage, and the Family by Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D. examines one of the greatest and most destructive civil rights abuses in America today--our family law system. In the Taken Into Custody excerpt below, Baskerville asks an interesting question--when judges accept divorcing mothers' claims of abuse and grant them sole... »
‘Being Single Sucks and So Do Men’
The website www.exrants.com has some interesting...well, rants from people about their exes. This one--Being Single Sucks and So Do Men--caught my eye: Wanna know what blows? Being single. More specifically, being a 32 (almost 33) year old divorcee (typing that word makes me want to vomit only slightly less than when I say it), single mom... »
Kathleen Parker: Daughters have been especially wounded by the men bad/daddy lousy myth
Kathleen Parker's Save the Males criticizes the way "men, maleness, and fatherhood have been under siege in American culture for decades." In the following excerpt from her chapter "Our Fathers, Our Selves," Parker discusses the damage that divorcing mothers and family law courts do to children when they limit fathers' role in their lives after... »
Rockefeller Kidnapping Case–What Else Bears Mention
Jed Hresko, Deputy Director of Fathers & Families, has an interesting new piece on Clark Rockefeller's apparent abduction of his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visitation. The two are pictured. Like Fathers & Families, I condemn Rockefeller's actions. However, his possible mistreatment in his divorce also bears mention. Hresko writes: Boston, MA - Boston Police issued an Amber... »
Actress Keira Knightly Takes Stand Against Digital Enhancement
From ABC's Keira Says No to Bigger Bust (7/28/08): Call it truth in advertising: Waifish actress Keira Knightly has balked at having the digital wizards enhance her breasts in publicity photos for her new film, "Duchess." The actress objects to her cleavage being altered in publicity photos. The sultry star of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Atonement"... »
New Jersey Judges Told: Issue the Restraining Order or Else
As I explained in my recent co-authored column Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice (Newark Star-Ledger, 7/28/08), there is a controversy over a recent New Jersey court ruling which raises the evidence standard needed to obtain a domestic violence restraining order. Evidence shows that the orders are often applied for to get an... »
Feminists Are Right about Beer TV Ad
Feminists are criticizing this Guinness beer commercial, and as much as I like Guinness, I have to agree with them. I've no problem with sexy commercials (though feminists often do), but this just seems degrading to the woman depicted. Is there some point to the ad I'm missing? To watch the ad, click here. [Late note: No... »
Another Way to Get Money out of Men–If They Break Up with You, Sue
Wayne Gibbs is being vilified for breaking off his engagement, and now he's been hit with a $150,000 judgment. Sounds like the guy's only crime might have been to decide not to marry the woman when he found out he'd be taking on more debt--her debt--than he previously believed. Yes, she suffered economic losses due to relocating... »
Teen Boy Dives off of Bridge to Save Woman’s Life
"I thought 'my God, I am the only one that can save her', so I ripped off my shoes and shirt and jumped off the bridge towards her." From Teen saves woman from suicide in river rescue (Nine News , 7/23/08): A 14-year-old boy has become a hero after diving 15 metres off a bridge to... »
New Column; Reader Tells Story of Custody Battle on Fox
Glenn's E-Newsletter/Week in Review, July 29, 2008 "Wood calls the current law on restraining orders 'an efficient system.' We disagree. Yes, the system is efficient in separating men from their children and their homes. However, it is hardly efficient in delivering justice." My new co-authored column, Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice (Newark Star-Ledger, 7/28/08),... »
New Column: Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice
"Wood calls the current law on restraining orders 'an efficient system.' We disagree. Yes, the system is efficient in separating men from their children and their homes. However, it is hardly efficient in delivering justice." My new co-authored column, Restraining Orders Can Be Straitjackets On Justice (Newark Star-Ledger, 7/28/08), defends a recent New Jersey court... »
Lesbian Mom Abducts Her Gay Partner’s Kids
These vicious lesbian custody cases are popping up all the time now. Mom & mom agree to have kids together or to adopt kids together, and when the relationship breaks up, one mom drives the other mom out of their kids' lives. In this case, mom did the international-abduction-under-the-guise-of-taking-the-kids-to-another-country-to-visit routine that I've seen heterosexual women... »
Minnie Driver: No Role for Dad in My Baby’s Life
"It's great to be an independent creature. Today you don't need a man any more. In the old days, a baby without marriage and people would put you out. I'm very into feeling this female thing." From No role for dad, says Minnie (MSN, 7/23/08): Minnie Driver (pictured) has revealed that she has no plans to... »
Child Abuse Prevention Organization’s PSAs Distort Reality
In response to my recent blog post A New Low for Fathers, Fatherhood, Don, a reader, writes: This modern paranoia about all is being fanned by "child abuse intervention" organizations such as "Child Help" via Public Service Announcements. I hear these announcements almost every day on my car radio during my commute to the office. Child... »
His Side with Glenn Sacks Radio Commentary: Good Ruling on Jailing CS Debtors
My recent His Side with Glenn Sacks radio commentary for KLAA AM 830 in Los Angeles discusses a recent West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on the issue of jailing child support debtors. As we've discussed on many occasions, while it is certainly true that there are fathers who do not come through for their children, many child-support... »
If Someone Is Hurting the Environment, It Must Be a Man, and He Must Be Punished
Several readers sent me this ad from the Nevada Water Authority. So typical: 1) The man is wrong. 2) The woman is right. 3) The woman hurts the man. 4) His pain is funny. 5) His pain is a good thing. To watch the ad, click here or see below. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube... »
ABC Does Piece on Child Support Enforcement’s Harassment of Soldier in Iraq
ABC in Chicago just did a piece about Army Sergeant Joshua Hinkle, who is battling the state of Illinois over child support while he is stationed in Iraq. I helped one of the ABC producers with the story, and I think they did a good job in explaining Hinkle's side. Like most so-called "deadbeat dads," Hinkle... »
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