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Originally Posted by maleficent
Not to go too off topic, but Why is it stupid? A person fathers a child, he is responsible for the support of that child. If he doesn't, it's the child who suffers and that is a crime.
I hope this gets straightened out for you pretty quick, Lebell, must have been quite a shock to learn you were a deadbeat dad... when you aren't even a dad yet..
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Well I think it's a waste to put someone in jail for ignoring support payments. It may be a significant inconvenience to the family, but the person does not pose any threat to society, and the only thing jail does is isolate people from society. Reform is sketchy at best.
I don't know, maybe they need a new category of crimes between misdemeanor and felony, like swift-kick-in-the-nuts. A suitable punishment for crimes more serious than a fine, and less dangerous than jail time warrants.