Shameful by so-called 'Domestic Relations Magistrate - YOU WILL KOWTOW!

[yellowtail3]

This absolutely stinks. What the guy wrote sounds pretty common, actually - but the courts would like you to just keep your mouth shut and take it.


What Rev Wright said about America? He was... right.


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Mark Byron, who is making the apology to avoid 60 days in jail, said Friday night that he believes it's too late for him to appeal the domestic relations court ruling as planned. But the Cincinnati man and free speech and media experts say it should concern other users of the social networking site.
[/size]With hundreds of millions of people using Facebook for communication, Byron said that "if they can do this to me, they can do it to others."
[/size]The idea "that anybody could tell you what to say to your friends on Facebook should be scary to people," said Cincinnati attorney Jill Meyer, who specializes in free speech and media issues.
[/size]The ruling is highly unusual and "troubling because it's a court telling someone to say something to — in some regards — his chosen group of friends," said Meyer. She noted that the comments were not directed to Byron's wife, Elizabeth Byron, who was blocked from accessing the page.
[/size]According to the ruling, Byron posted comments on his page in November, saying in part, "If you are an evil, vindictive woman who wants to ruin your husband's life and take your son's father away from him completely — all you need to do is say you're scared of your husband or domestic partner and they'll take him away."
[/size]The Byrons are involved in ongoing divorce and child custody proceedings. Byron has said his wife and the court have prevented him from seeing his 17-month-old son many times. The court maintains he is allowed to see him on a twice-weekly basis.
[/size]Domestic Relations Magistrate Paul Meyers last month found Byron in contempt of a protective order because of his Facebook comments. Meyers said that Byron could avoid a 60-day jail sentence and a $500 fine by posting the apology — written by Meyers — to his wife and all of his Facebook friends and paying her attorney fees. The same apology must be posted every day no later than 9 a.m.

[Lon371]

What Rev Wright said about America? He was... right.

No I dont believe he was. Yes there are some people who have power and should not. But I have been to a few countries that are whole lot worse than this one. Come to think of it, I know of none better than this one!!
 
What this man is being forced to do is just plain ignorant. We have a commercial on the radio down here. It is a divorce lawyer, he states"social media is the first place her or his lawyers will go. So always think before you type.
 What this fellar put on Facebook is mild, just think if he really ranted. Geez
 
Lonny

[Land_Owner]

You are incorrect as "Reverend" Wright is incorrect.

There will be other judicial trampling of First Amendment Rights to be sure.  This is one of them.  However, as in Sports, there is no common sense in poking a stick in the other guy's eye, particularly when he is poised, metaphorically speaking...gun loaded and in hand and ready to put a bullet in you.

Is is well understood that a woman, or man, can run themselves into the door jamb and claim to police that the other struck them.  The police will then cart the other off to jail with a charge, not proven, of Domestic Abuse.  From that point the other's life changes forever.  Gun rights not being the least of the "rights" immediately rescinded.

It is becoming judicially "the same", used loosely, for all gun owners, who may be easily charged, not proven, as "Domestic Terrorists".  With the Draconian laws being politically pushed today for extended incarceration, immediate rescission of gun rights, defamation of character, etc., a gun owner's "rights" are perilous at best.

The Child Abuse laws, while favorable in their intent, and necessary, can and have been used in claiming abuse, not proven, and by so doing change the life of the other forever.  This happens not only between husbands and wives, but also to teachers, clergy, scout masters, etc., to the point that fingerprinting and background checking (both good ideas) is MANDATORY before coaches, school volunteers, day care workers, etc., are allowed to work with our youth.