[BuddhaBoy]

My girlfriend had a kid by an abusive scumbag

You answered your question in your first sentence.

Why would someone with any sense have a child with such a loser? It takes two to tango, friend. I hope your girlfriend has more on the ball these days with you, then she did back then. Women decide when or if sex is going to occur, and who it will occur with. If she got down and dirty with a bum, she is 50% responsible for what happens afterwards.

[Conservative til I die]

My girlfriend had a kid by an abusive scumbag You answered your question in your first sentence. Why would someone with any sense have a child with such a loser? It takes two to tango, friend. I hope your girlfriend has more on the ball these days with you, then she did back then. Women decide when or if sex is going to occur, and who it will occur with. If she got down and dirty with a bum, she is 50% responsible for what happens afterwards.

OK, so explain to me how this excuses him from owing child support. Really, explain it to me.