Monday, June 4, 2012

Justice Served?

In Canada, a woman received a 6 year sentence after she drown her 2 young children.  It was stated she did this due to a custody battle,  and her desire to take them back to her native country (and fear of not being able to do so).  The Globe and Mail article was short, to the point and hidden beneath other crimes of the day - but it gathered 360 comments - all very disgusted for various reasons at our legal system.

Family law is broken and has been for many years.  I fought a custody battle in the mid 1990's, and other than a large debt load - I didn't gain anything.  Allyson, this mother, in Edmonton drown her sons, was it due to a mental breakdown, was she that desperate?

The why's or the sentence really are not the point -  the tragedy are the two little guys who never had a chance.  It should not be Family Law - but Children's Law - the young victims have the most to lose.

My two cents readers - vagi.