wral.com— A man who was pardoned after spending 18 years behind bars for a rape he didn't commit has been sued for back child support.
Oct 24, 2007View in Crawl 4
Hold on a second. If he didn't do it then he's an ordinary citizen and he has all the rights AND DUTIES an ordinary citizen has... including supporting a child. The wrongful verdict robbed him of his freedom and his child of a father, but only he gets compensation. It is totally fair that some of that compensation should go to support his child.
Yes, the US has a debtors' prison for fathers who can't pay child support. It is the county jail.You see, not being able to pay child support is a misdemeanor. You do not get a jury trial for a misdemeanor, you get a bench trial. So the judge throws you in county jail for up to a year. In the meantime, because jail does not suspend you child support obligations, the balance gets higher, upon release from jail they immediately arrest you. You're in front of the judge, again. You say something like "Your honor, you locked me in jail, how was I supposed to pay $1,000/month and the balance due, and the interest at 12%?". Judge says - "I don't care. You should have taken a second job. It looks like you haven't learned your lesson. One year." Yes, only in America.
Yes, I'm sure it was. But I want to know if it was taxed as wage income or as self-employed income - in which case he would have to fork over the SS + medicare tax. So it would be 20% + 15% + 2.7% = 37.7%.
How about this - if he was in a coma, and the wife divorces him in the meantime, and child support is established based on potential income - say the guy is an OB/GYN doctor - and 20 years later he is coming back, then, yes, I see how he'd be better off dead. Because when you come out of the coma, the state won't hand you any money. So then, you would be taken to jail because you didn't pay your court-ordered child support. And we all know that it's in the "best interest of the child". Who gives a s**t about parents, though?
So, if you're a judge, it boils down to either enforcing crooked laws or resigning. But since there are still judges out there, and the crooked laws have not changed, logic leads us the conclusion that judges are crooked.
czemanOct 25, 2007
Why not the ex while he's at it? /sarcasmRape isn't funny.
sybariteOct 25, 2007
Hold on a second. If he didn't do it then he's an ordinary citizen and he has all the rights AND DUTIES an ordinary citizen has... including supporting a child. The wrongful verdict robbed him of his freedom and his child of a father, but only he gets compensation. It is totally fair that some of that compensation should go to support his child.
incognitoOct 25, 2007
So coming from Incognito a heartfelt f**k YOU LADY I've never meant that more in my life
aphelion27Oct 25, 2007
Maybe sue that district attorney for malpractice.
czemanOct 27, 2007
With the ironic code of ethics in prison, he's lucky he made it out alive!
Closed AccountMay 13, 2009
Yes, the US has a debtors' prison for fathers who can't pay child support. It is the county jail.You see, not being able to pay child support is a misdemeanor. You do not get a jury trial for a misdemeanor, you get a bench trial. So the judge throws you in county jail for up to a year. In the meantime, because jail does not suspend you child support obligations, the balance gets higher, upon release from jail they immediately arrest you. You're in front of the judge, again. You say something like "Your honor, you locked me in jail, how was I supposed to pay $1,000/month and the balance due, and the interest at 12%?". Judge says - "I don't care. You should have taken a second job. It looks like you haven't learned your lesson. One year." Yes, only in America.
Closed AccountMay 13, 2009
Yes, I'm sure it was. But I want to know if it was taxed as wage income or as self-employed income - in which case he would have to fork over the SS + medicare tax. So it would be 20% + 15% + 2.7% = 37.7%.
Closed AccountMay 13, 2009
How about this - if he was in a coma, and the wife divorces him in the meantime, and child support is established based on potential income - say the guy is an OB/GYN doctor - and 20 years later he is coming back, then, yes, I see how he'd be better off dead. Because when you come out of the coma, the state won't hand you any money. So then, you would be taken to jail because you didn't pay your court-ordered child support. And we all know that it's in the "best interest of the child". Who gives a s**t about parents, though?
Closed AccountMay 13, 2009
So, if you're a judge, it boils down to either enforcing crooked laws or resigning. But since there are still judges out there, and the crooked laws have not changed, logic leads us the conclusion that judges are crooked.
Closed AccountMay 13, 2009
I just wonder - can you modify your child support while you're in jail?