I May be Going to Debtor's Prison

[sabrina 1]

306. Since when do people on the left give a crap about what the Right, who are wrong about

everything, think? Is THAT why you support their policies? Because the 'law and order' policies you are supporting are RIGHTWING policies. And you are so afraid of what people who have not been right about ANYTHING, as long as I've been around, might 'think' about Democrats, that you are willing to submit to their WRONG policies, just to, well what? Have them say nice things about democrats? Forgive me while I laugh.

Do you know that in most civilized countries no parent goes to jail for not being able to pay child support? How do they do it? In the most advanced countries, which we surely are not anymore, education, compassion, opportunities, you know, actually caring about people, putting as much effort into the most important resource, PEOPLE, creates a society where people do not need to be threatened with jail, to do what is right.

We have lived under Republican draconian policies for so long that this society is now a failed society in many ways.

But most decent people want to take care of their children and will if they can do so. Sometimes, regardless of whether they are divorced or not, they cannot and yes, any decent society should step in and help, not threaten with jail, families in these situations. They can spend the jail money eg, on education for a new career for the father eg, if he has no marketable skills. That would benefit all of society far more than wasting money on jail.

Are we so devoid of ideas that the only solution to every problem in the US now is JAIL?? What a waste of money and lives.

This father did not kill anyone, he did not rob banks, he has committed no crime, except he is poor. A decent society WOULD treat him as an individual, for SOCIETY'S sake, for the common good and try to help him find ways to improve his life and the lives of his children rather than throw him in jail.

If jail worked, there would be far fewer people not paying child support. So clearly, this jail solution is not working. Go outside of this country and tell people what we are doing here and watch their reaction. It is inconceivable in many developed countries to throw someone like this in jail. They look at you as if you are from some third world dicatorship.

How sad that even Democrats have succumbed to the Republican idea of what society should be like. What a nightmare.