Here is a holiday story that shows how important fathers were and still are. Hope you enjoy it. Starts with:

1881 Christmas Story

Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was from him that I learned the greatest joy in life comes from giving, not from receiving.

Story here.

This recent article demonstrates Sommers continued devotion towards the empowerment of boys.

“Masculinity with morals is constructive,” Ms. Sommers averred. “Without morals it is dangerous. In the healthy form, boys are helpful, achieving and protective. They sublimate their aggression into sports and other activities. Efforts to make them more like girls with dolls won’t work.”

Story here. Excerpt:

"INDIAN husbands are becoming victims of an anti-dowry law which is being misused by their wives to extort money, a group representing men who have been accused of dowry abuse said today."

"Under the law, the accused can be arrested and jailed without warrant or investigation, the complaint cannot be withdrawn by the petitioner and it is non-bailable."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Two women who murdered their allegedly abusive husbands have had their life sentences commuted by Governor Jeb Bush and the state Cabinet."

"The panel agreed to release Sandra Patria of Manatee County and Sherry Perry of Seminole County. Patria has been in prison for nearly 23 years. Perry, who first claimed two men from Panama killed her husband, has been in prison for 10 years. It has not been said when the women will be released."

"As part of the arrangement, both women after their release will spend 18 months in a program designed to help victims of domestic violence. Those programs are in Gainesville and Tampa."

Article here. Excerpt:

"Proclaiming his innocence, the 41-year-old Vallejo man racked up thousands of dollars in legal bills before a judge dismissed the charges a month later, saying there was insufficient evidence of domestic violence."

"Even the cop was apologetic," said Joe, who asked that his identity be disguised because his divorce proceedings are ongoing. "She told me she didn't believe (my wife), but that she had to arrest me because the accusation had been made."

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Ed. note: Article mentions RADAR. Good exposure!

Article here. Excerpt:

"It has become painfully obvious that the accused are being used for some purpose other than the pursuit of justice. If it turns out that the prosecutor is continuing to press increasingly discredited allegations, severe action needs to be taken. If this is all a political game, Mike Nifong's last day in office should be the legal equivalent of Mussolini's involuntary inverted pinata therapy at the end of World War II"

Story here. Excerpt:

"The general public still does not let boys be victims like they do girls," said Hobbs, a 23-year veteran of the department. "And I don't think they hold the offenders as accountable when the offender is a female."

"Light sentences in some notorious cases brought public outcry from groups that say female offenders are getting a slap on the wrist."

Sounds more like extortion, corruption, and abuse of official authority to me. They would not have done this to women, that's for sure! Thanks to Marc A. for pointing this one out.

Stone Park sued on vice arrests: Prostitution stings called moneymakers for western suburb

Excerpt:

'A federal lawsuit filed Thursday claims as many as 900 men arrested in prostitution stings were wrongly targeted by Stone Park police in an operation designed to generate income for the tiny village.

The class-action lawsuit, which names 12 plaintiffs, was filed in U.S. District Court and expands on a suit filed last year by nine men who claim an undercover officer posing as a prostitute arrested them even after they turned her down.
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The stings occurred when men stopped at the Blue Dolphin, Horwitz said, and were approached by a female undercover officer who offered to perform a sexual act with them.

You read that correctly. It now appears according DNA Security of Burlington, which did the DNA testing last March on the Duke Lacrosse players, that Nifong knew all about the results for NINE MONTHS and hid all of it from the trial proceedings up to this point. This is all the defense lawyers will need for a quick dismissal once this gets to the courtroom, if it ever does, and to get that scum bag Nifong fired, disbarred, and thrown in jail. Naturally, none of this will happen, "in the interest of protecting women". Men, it's time for a revolution. Story here. Excerpt:

Canadian olympic athlete Myriam Bédard is wanted by police after taking abducting her child in violation of a child custody agreement:

"... Ms. Bédard is wanted by police for the alleged abduction of her daughter in contravention of a custody order. Quebec City police issued an arrest warrant after her former husband, biathlete coach Jean Paquet, complained that she had left the country and violated their child-custody agreement."

What's shocking isn't that she has abducted a child but that the police are actually pursuing legal remedies against her.

Story here.

TVOntario aired an episode of The Agenda last night, including a segment, "Do you think, in some circumstances, men are discriminated against?"

The TVO Viewer Responses indicated an overwhelming Yes.

The show hasn't been posted to view yet, but it should be available here shortly.

Discussion included a number of expert panel members. The issues ran the gamut, including domestic violence, family law issues, and stereotyping of men.

TVOntario should be thanked and congratulated for addressing the issues. They can be contacted here.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Kirsten Maile is bright, attractive and eloquent. She wants to study to be an underwater diving photographer. She is also on probation for ABH - actual bodily harm - after she rammed a bottle into a girl's face.

Nor is it the first time that she has lashed out while drunk. She has twice been charged with common assault, and claims to have "wrapped a girl's ponytail around my hand and smashed her face against a basin". '

Story here. Excerpt:

"The wife allegedly admitted shooting her husband, who was about 70 years old, in the kitchen of their home. The man was shot four or five times in the chest after giving his wife a can of warm Stag beer."

Story here. Excerpt:

"The person who confirmed the pregnancy to the AP had no information about the father. Defense attorneys have stressed for months that no sex occurred at the party and they have cited DNA testing that found genetic material from several males in the accuser's body and her underwear — but none from any member of the lacrosse team."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Right to Life of Michigan describes the penalties for leaving. "A misdemeanor charge for actions that do not physically threaten a woman, but clearly constitute a coercive element (relationship, financial or housing arrangements) would subject the perpetrator to fines up to $2000…If the pregnant woman is under the age of 18 and the perpetrator of the coercion is the adult father of the unborn child, the punishment would be imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $5000, or both."