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In the light of the recent alleged plot by some extremists from Fathers4Justice to kidnap Prime Minister Tony Blair's 5-year-old son Leo, I would like to discuss the issues of men’s rights activism and problems inherent in the culture of violence. First I would like to counter the myth that men’s rights ideology favors violence. Prior to the existence of the Internet such myth such myth may have been believable, but as of 2006 anyone can look up men’s rights groups online and find that almost all of us support nothing more then equal rights. A major men’s rights discussion...

F4J UK Christmas Chaos - Friday, 12/09/05 At around 10 AM GMT Dads dressed as Santas gathered at Tufton Street, Westminster and marched from the Church of England's HQ, past Parliment, Downing St., to St. Paul's - all the while ringing Christmas bells... At St. Paul's, many of the Santas left a toy donation... Teri from Cali got some pictures up.. You could just skip my lame blog and go see Teri's...Slide show here (Xmas and Bedlam demos)...

F4J staged a 'Bedlam' demonstration for overnight contact between children and separated fathers. Some fathers marched in robes, pjs, and sleeping caps... More here... Photos from the Friday 21st Oct 2005 F4J Bedlam Demo are here.. Multiple pages.. 156 photos... http://photos.mathews.me.uk/f4j/ #115

The media is missing the desperate message being sent out by parents who feel they have had their parental rights revoked. When Jason Hatch (a member of Fathers 4 Justice) decided to model his Batman Crusader outfit, and scale the walls of Buckingham Palace, Hatch's show to the world wasn't- see the lack of security surrounding her majesty's playground- this was the last thing on this father's mind. What drives a parent, whether a mom or a dad, into pulling on uncomfortable grey tights, neatly tying a cape around their neck's and risking life and limb to make a point...

Bat's done it ... Hatch at Palace BATMAN protester Jason Hatch has been dumped by his girlfriend because she is fed up with his stunts. Gemma Polson said the dads’ rights campaigner — who spent five hours on a Buckingham Palace ledge — had broken a promise to end the demonstrations. The couple have a seven-month-old daughter and Gemma, 27, said Hatch spent so much time protesting that he hardly ever saw his own baby. Gemma said he had become obsessed by his fight to see the two children he had with his second wife. She added: “Fathers 4 Justice...

Protesting fathers make up for lack of numbers with 'melodramatic stunts' Tanks, funeral wreaths and the Dambusters. Helene Mulholland joins fathers campaigning for greater access to their children, as they march to the Royal Courts of Justice Wednesday October 22, 2003 A tank joins the Fathers 4 Justice march in central London (photo) The fathers' protest for justice in the courts had all the hallmarks of a male-strong protest. The tank at the front - booked from rent-a-tank company, Tanks a Lot, was being guarded by five employees in war paraphernalia and kilts, their faces camouflaged and hard-hats snuggly on....

Only the children are really punished By Boris Johnson DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK) 23/10/2003 We will never know exactly what drove Sharjan Kabir, 39, to stab to death his 10-month-old baby in a Carlisle bakery. But we can safely say one thing about his feelings. They were not directed primarily against the baby. He killed the baby, and yet the baby was not the real object of his violence. He meant above all to hurt the boy's mother. He meant to hurt her, because they had split up. He wanted to punish her, to spite her, to express his own ungovernable...