I’m not willing to make a sweeping globalization as to what I would feel differently about, and to what extent, but, yes, I would feel differently.
Foremost because a man has a responsibility to care for his own children, as in evidenced in that he would be required to pay child support, without having custody. However, I’m not willing to debate the nitty gritty of divorce law, and the inherent corruption there in. It would take too long.
That the man is guilty of violating a court order, we can agree upon. I’m not for jail-time for anyone. It’s not effective for deterrent or rehabilitation, and certainly doesn’t recompense victims, it’s only used for vengeance (These are the 4 purposes of law enforcement if you do not know). I’m not ambiguous on that point. Most people are only thinking of the revenge portion of law enforcement, and thus, that would compound the issue most are likely to bring up when arguing.
Jail time serves little purpose, and I would want to know the state of the children, before handing out a sentence. Still, I will maintain that this woman’s actions, like her baby’s daddy’s before her, only futher will wreak havoc in the children’s lives.
Correction, Rehabilitation, Deterrence, Restitution and Revenge are the four purposes of the Criminal “justice” system, not law enforcement, I wanted to clarify that.
It’s funny how you get to fill in the blanks, but we don’t. Seriously...using your logic, any kidnapped children that are found later should be left alone so not to interrupt their current lives. I guess Elizabeth Smart should still be with Brian Mitchell huh?
I found this article which proves that the children were indeed lied to by their father.
http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15221943?IADID=Search-www.sbsun.com-www.sbsun.com
“Utrera called Segala a few days after he vanished to tell her that he and their children were in Mexico and that she would never see her son and daughter again.
Those words apparently held true until March, when Segala used the social networking Web site Facebook to search for her children’s names. That search led to a break in the case when she found her daughter’s Facebook profile.
Segala began a conversation with her daughter and provided the young woman with an old family photo showing both parents and children. Segala also told the child she had not seen for 15 years that she wanted to renew their relationship, but the daughter replied that she was happy in her current living arrangements and had been told bad things about her mother.
“According to the Facebook conversations, they regarded another woman as their mother,”