10-03-2008, 07:26 PM | #1 |
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I've been following this Brazilian abduction case
I forget who first posted it.
http://bringseanhome.org/ If you ever want to know how corrupt and bush-league Brazil is, read all of this. The abductor in this case is a connected lawyer, who specializes in international family law, and the abductor's father is an expert on the Hague Convention on the very subject, to give a presentation at an international conference shortly! It's reported that the Brazilian press are afraid to report on this. Kids, it just shows that the rule of law ALWAYS hangs by a thread, when it hangs at all. |
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The old saying about Brazil is Brazil is Brazil is always the country of the future. I agree with your description of it and there's nothing I can do about it.
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10-03-2008, 07:48 PM | #5 |
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I sent an email to one of the Senators, I think it is Martinez, who has apparently not even answered this guy's phone calls and letters. POS.
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06-03-2009, 12:26 PM | #6 |
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/02/new...ody/index.html
Well, despite this setback, it looks like the father will eventually get custody of the son. Kangaroo justice in Brazil, it appears. What is it about the Southern Hemisphere and their awful governments? |
06-03-2009, 12:30 PM | #7 |
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The father's website says "victory at last" and says he will be reunited with his son today, June 3.
http://bringseanhome.org/home.html Unfortunately that is no longer true. If I were in charge of the USA, I would figure out how to financially punish the oligarchs responsible for this. My message would be simple: "ok, you can play hardball and keep the boy unlawfully, but it will cost you billions, thank you very much." And that would be me being pleasant and nice. |
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If your effort to constantly lambast Brazil is to bait me it's having no effect. I basically agree with you. Brazil is highly overrated as a democratic country and even an indistrialized nation.
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David Goldman still cannot get custody of his son.
In the meantime, we have an American who has legal custody of his children after his wife illegally took the kids to Japan. He goes to Japan, abducts his children, and tries to make it to the consulate, but is intercepted by police. Now he is in jail facing prison time. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapc...ion/index.html The article says that in Japan, typically one parent gives up custody entirely. I've seen this happen. It makes little sense to me. |
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