{John} Ford asking to put off going to prison

Memphis Commercial Appeal ^ | 11/28/7 | Lawrence Buser

[wideawake]

“It would be unreasonably harsh and completely unnecessary to inflict such a fate on these children under the circumstances,” his court-appointed attorney Robert Brooks argued in a motion.

It would be a worse fate to place the children in the hands of their felonious, unfit parents - one of whom is in the habit of driving around drunk.

[Red Badger]

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.......

[Spok]

“He said incarceration now would leave the children without a custodial parent, Ford said.”

The real quandry here is what’s in the childrens’ best interests?

[sure_fine]

why should he get special treatment?

[SeaHawkFan]

As corrupt as Ford is, this is not an unreasonable request, unless there are grandparents or other close family members who could look after the children.

[MAexile]

Funny, I didn’t see any mention of his party affiliation in the story.

Five seconds on Google confirms he’s a Democrat.

I know, big shocker there. /sarc.

[jdub]

Can’t the kids live with one of his other baby-momma’s? Seriously, even if he is actually being a “custodial parent”, Memphis is full of Fords that could take them.

[massgopguy]

The family that fails together, jails together.

[Coldwater Creek]

Not a quandary to those of us who live in Ford’s area.

These children should be removed as far away from these two moonbats as possible.

It is a wonder that they have not already been killed in a auto wreck before now.

[Coldwater Creek]

Their mother beat up her father. John’s parents are dead.

These kids need to be placed with people other than a Ford, so that they will have some chance in life.

[LWalk18]

These kids need to be placed with people other than a Ford, so that they will have some chance in life.

Unfortunately for the children, they will likely spend the next year in foster care before being returned to their alcoholic mother.

[SeaHawkFan]

That being the case, it may be the best thing for the children, as much as I dislike to say it, is to grant the motion.

[SmithL]

The Commercial Appeal knows that folks in Memphis don't need to be reminded which party is run by the Ford family.

[elli1]

That being the case, it may be the best thing for the children, as much as I dislike to say it, is to grant the motion.

Not a good idea in this case.

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[oyez]

I little off subject, but has anybody noticed how desperate the The Commercial Appeal is to sell newspapers? However they may not be desperate enough, because the staff keeps keep writing that same old crap.

[Bommer]

“It would be unreasonably harsh and completely unnecessary to inflict such a fate on these children under the circumstances,”

What a great excuse! Maybe he can do more crimes using this. ta like the Menedez brothers. Can't sentence them for murdering their parents because they are orphans!

[diogenes ghost]

To allow a convicted felon to remain free, so he/she can serve as a parent/babysitter is a perversion of the "justice system".

So it seems as though you think I could go on a crime spree & never step inside the slammer, if I were a single parent?

By the way, this IS a conservative forum, perhaps you missed the sign on the door.

[SeaHawkFan]

He’s going to Jail; soon enough. There was also the Enron case where the husband and wife were convicted. She was sentenced to one year in federal prison and the court agree to allow him to start his sentence when she got out so one of them could be with their young children.

[untrained skeptic]

As corrupt as Ford is, this is not an unreasonable request, unless there are grandparents or other close family members who could look after the children.

What makes is an unreasonable request is how corrupt Ford is, and the fact that his wife isn't free to watch the kids because she is in jail. They don't throw you in jail for a first time DUI offense. She pretty much has to be a habitual offender and he is a felon.

They should have a family court hearing regarding this, but the first question they should be asking is should the kids be placed in foster care until the parents demonstrate that they are shaping up and acting like fit parents?