Tragic but it's not a smart idea to take a hand grenade, live or not, to a courthouse.
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Tragic but it's not a smart idea to take a hand grenade, live or not, to a courthouse.
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I agree. This stunt was ill advised, especially in this post-9/11 world and since the recent killings in the courthouse in Atlanta.
But I do understand his and other fathers' plight. Our legal system is woefully inadequate when it comes to what is best for the children. To be fair, I've seen my share of deadbeat dads....but I've also seen women using their children as weapons to extort money from the children's fathers. And far too many women get custody of their children even though the old saw that mothers are the best guardians has been proven to be untrue in many cases. The husbands/fathers are often left out in the cold and shut out of their children's lives, while paying huge amounts of money for the "children" (often the money actually goes for personal items for the mother). It's an unfair system.
I think it's pretty well established that it was an act of desparation and that he was aware of the risk.
"Tragic but it's not a smart idea to take a hand grenade, live or not, to a courthouse."
The word "martyr" applies here. And it is a just cause.