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Originally Posted by {aspiring_to_clarity}  I am sure I am jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire here, but what do you mean by that?
Really, I don't know anyone who doesn't have sympathy for the dads who do want to see their kids and be a part of their lives, but who are prevented. I have a friend who rarely got to see his son and it devastates him to this day. The label deadbeat is for a guy who doesn't care to see his children and has no interest in providing for them. Those guys don't have my sympathy. Everyone who is trying to do what is best for their kids does. |
I think I made it pretty clear that most people sympathize with fathers like the OP when they know the details. The problem is nobody's willing to do anything (aka pass laws) to help such people, because they are afraid it will let true dead beats off the hook. They will also "assume" he's just another dead beat unless they are given the full story (aka, know the details). Unfortunately life doesn't always give us a chance to give details. And no I don't like real dead beats either but I'm also of the belief that it's better to let 10 guilty man set free than to have one innocent imprisoned so.. make of that what you will.
The issue is way more complex than I'm making it out to be.