If there was any lower they could go, they have just gone there. Whilst Australian fathers rights sympathize and support a man on trial for the murder that shocked Australia, in New Zealand, a man yells out, "Bang! Bye bye son. Bang bye bye daughter". This is just one of the appalling reasons as to why these terrorists should never be given a platform.
Dad demands rights for fathers
By ANTONIO BRADLEY - The Manawatu Standard
Fathers' rights were shouted to the streets of Palmerston North yesterday.
Five placard-waving people protested against the Family Court's systems outside the Palmerston North court house.
Protester and anti-Family Court activist Benjamin Easton said he wanted better representation for non-custodial fathers, whom he claimed were treated unfairly by the court system.
People passing the protest stopped and talked. Some signed the placards in support with messages such as "it's not fair" and "good luck".
Others called the megaphone slogans noise pollution.
As part of their protest, four other protesters went into the court house and sat on the floor.
Staff told them they could not protest inside the court or outside the main entrance's steps. The protesters complied with their request to move.
Mr Easton said non-custodial fathers loved their children, but court-ordered separations could smash fathers' lives in an instant.
"Bang! Bye bye son. Bang! Bye bye daughter," he shouted through a megaphone.
Mr Easton had an unhappy experience with the Family Court in 2000.
Two of Mr Easton's fellow protesters said separation from their children led some men to depression, alcoholism and even suicide.
"It just haunts you," one supporter said.
"You can't escape it."
Palmerston North Courthouse manager Marcus Vettise said he was advised of Mr Easton's "Paint the Complaint" protest in advance.
"We take a neutral stance ... people have a right to freedom of expression."
tragicfame Said,
Very interesting article. As a leader of a group you would probably consider opposition, I can definitely see things from a different perspective, however, I'm always open to learn more. Can you please identify which groups in the Father's Rights movement are associated with which Islamic terrorist cells? I can safely say that no one in a leadership role in our group has any affiliation with any such group. And I would highly doubt any of the groups we affiliate with are involved either.
We do Court Watch's, sadly, I thought that was one of our creations, guess not. Well, I can also say that the court watches we do have nothing to do with any particular litigant. When we attend a court hearing, we are watching for cases where the judicial authority takes actions that are outside of their scope of authority, actions from attorneys that violate laws and other such abuses of judicial power. If we find clear biases we expose them. That's not harassment, that's ensuring a fair and honest system.
And for the record, we don't support "fathers" we support "non-custodial parents" so we'll do a court watch for a non-custodial mother just as fast as we do for non-custodial fathers.
Posted on November 19, 2009 9:30 AM