To: benwood who wrote (67862 ) 8/21/2007 2:35:19 AM From: silenceddissenter Respond to of 116555 instead believing that the cause of one's ills come from without, those words will fall on deaf ears. Complacency is the problem - I have several friends who have ex wives that are raging crack heads, some with felony records - they lost custody battles in US courts for no other reason than their is some REASON judges thinks the kids should go off with the mom and not the dad - felony records and crack rock abuse aside.So good luck in some other place. I will not raise a child in a country where a crackhead with a felony will win in court when I try to take my child out of that negative environment - wake up from you harrison begeron entertainment. This is not isolated - there are different sets of laws in the USA - rich, poor, white, black, woman, man. In my personal situation it is the laws of woman/man than are the most unfair to me. There really are healthier cultures, but finding them and being happy are two difficult things to accomplish. I had a fiancee who murdered our love child, I got no say in the matter - you are of course going to tell me- BOO HOO - happiness comes from within - quit blaming externalities - well FU to people who think it is OK for 2 sets of laws in the USA.And being in a healthier culture does not guarantee one that they won't still end up living around people who have drug problems, for they exist about everywhere too. If my child is around a crack fiend and I am told by lawyers my children are the wards of the state and if the STATE can take them from me and put them with the crackhead and you think there is nothing wrong with that - you have to wake up!! I will be happy when I live somewhere that I see my poor child being used to pass PEE TESTS at ex wives work not exploited - where child is not waking up with crack dealer boyfriend she has never seen in her bed (an 8 year old girl) where child has a chance at happiness with good man and not crack head woman because of silly complacent people like you not waking up!! The crackhead does not deserve to use the kids to pass pee tests, NO WAY JOSE. I have had my taste of US laws from my own experience and those of many of my peers - there is an injustice taking place all over america - WAKE UP! I love whitney houston, and I believe her when she says the children are our future, but then when I try to take them away from that raging crack head - I am told by lawyers hold up sucka - you lose. Just like the laws where bankers and accountants cant be sued for sticking it to the little guys ALA ENRON - WAKE UP!@