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Morally Bankrupt Family Law Court Responsible for Father's Suicide
posted by Scott on Friday January 11, @04:04AM
from the news dept.
News Mike LaSalle writes "I received the following email from Lowell Jaks of ANCPR, who has perfectly summarized the ugly unspoken truth behind this "Family Law" abomination: "I'm sure there are many on this list who know exactly how this man felt...The combination of factors: 1) destruction of your family, 2) the forced separation from your children, and 3) being forced to pay the other party for the "privilege" of not having to raise your children anymore, is devastating to anyone who has had this happen. It was too much for Derrick K. Miller. He is now dead."" Thanks also to ronn and Luek for submitting the article.

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Where does Miller fit in the distribution of NCPs? (Score:1)
by Mars on Friday January 11, @05:11AM EST (#1)
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I'm curious to know more about Miller's circumstances and background. What was the court's ruling? Was Miller typical of non-custodlal fathers? Was he atypical in any way? Did the combination of divorce, separation from his family and family court rulings ultimately drive a sane man to a dramatic suicide, or was Miller on the edge (or worse) to begin with? Of course I want to give Miller the benefit of the doubt and the family court none of it, but what was the sequence of events that ultimately led to this end? Are we to assume that most non-custodial fathers will either meet their end this way, or if they don't succumb, manage somehow to stay alive despite their abysmal enslavement? Where does Miller fit in the distribution of non-custodial father? We can't tell from this article.
Father Commits Suicide On Court House Steps (Score:1)
by Luek on Friday January 11, @05:15AM EST (#2)
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The tragedy on top of this hideous tragedy is there is no follow up story or editorial at the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper site.

The circumstances leading up to Mr. Miller's torturous death obviously didn't touch or interest any of the journalists at the paper.

It is as if some dog got run over and life goes on, so what?

Now if he had been female........you know the drill.


Re:Father Commits Suicide On Court House Steps (Score:1)
by Mars on Friday January 11, @06:15AM EST (#3)
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Now if he had been female........you know the drill.

Yeah, I know that drill. I want to drill a little deeper. We need to know more about stories like this. Are the court records public?

Benefit of the doubt (Score:1)
by donaldcameron1 (aal@amateuratlarge.com) on Friday January 11, @01:17PM EST (#4)
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Mars, my own personal perspective on your questions is;

He killed "himself" not her or the judge.
He was angry at the "court" not her.

I have that historic image of the Buddhist monk sitting cross-legged in flames after having set himself on fire.
Suicide as a form of protest is not insane.

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