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mn9driver

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13. Her dad knows he is in legal trouble.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Sep 25, 2021, 10:01 AM

Sep 2021

At first glance, his recent petition to end the conservatorship and give Britney her life back seems like evidence of decency…

But it is now becoming obvious that he is just trying to avoid going to jail. Too little, too late, I think.

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The Surveillance Apparatus That Surrounded Britney Spears [View all] pnwmom Sep 2021 OP

I'm not a fan but, Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #1

I agree. And conservator abuse is a more common problem with elderly people, pnwmom Sep 2021 #2

All he wanted Mr. Evil Sep 2021 #3

Yeah, she was his "golden goose". n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #5

And the disabled Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 #20

The courts made a huge error in allowing the conservatorship to continue for this long and cstanleytech Sep 2021 #4

I don't think there should ever been a trust for any reason...Daddy wanted his poor daughter Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #6

I think that court-appointed attorney is suspect, too, and maybe even the judge who appointed him. pnwmom Sep 2021 #7

All of them Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 #21

A modest trust overseen by the courts (but not her dad) for the children would imo cstanleytech Sep 2021 #8

The Dad Police bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #9

There is no way that kind of surveillance can be legal. The Jungle 1 Sep 2021 #10

None of this TxGuitar Sep 2021 #11

Exactly what is supposed to be wrong with Britney? Bmoboy Sep 2021 #12

:) Crickets. I've wondered also, but...nothing. You'd think at least Hortensis Sep 2021 #17

Her dad knows he is in legal trouble. mn9driver Sep 2021 #13

Does a story on Britney Spears qualify as LBM - 'Important news of national interest only'? left-of-center2012 Sep 2021 #14

Yes. A story about a woman who has been financially preyed upon and vsrazdem Sep 2021 #15

There was widespread conservator abuse discovered in Nevada a few years ago, of elderly people. n/t pnwmom Sep 2021 #19

Stories that demonstrate the many ways American women face a double standard don't count? dlk Sep 2021 #16

Yes. This is a story about abusive conservatorships that only happens to involve a famous figure. pnwmom Sep 2021 #18

I hope the spotlight on this one high-profile case will raise awareness of the issue. Withywindle Sep 2021 #22

Yes n/t Devil Child Sep 2021 #23

How much of her money did he take? truthisfreedom Sep 2021 #24