batman

i confess i like batman, i read comics (oh ok i collect them and think of them as a modern art form) even today i got my corgi cars 1940s batmobile replica.
secretly i am getting very excited about the 2005 christopher nolan batman movie.
there you have it i like batman.

what i can't understand is why the fathers for justice brigade insist on dressing up as batman all the time when they are making their protests (here - you may have to register to get the story, but it is free).
now it's been a long time since i was a step dad, but i can see how hard it must be to have a child and not be able to have access to the child and what little i have seen about this implies that the courts generally find in the mother's favour making it very hard for dad's to get access. this obviously needs to be addressed.
(yes i know the last protester turned out to be a lying weasel, but one can only hope that he is the exception that proves the rule.)

but i am digressing.

if i was a judge and a bloke was trying to impress me with his ability to be a responsible influence on his child then i am not sure i am going to pick someone who dresses up like a fantasy character (and for many people a violent fantasy character) and climbs dangerous heights. no siree to me they have demonstrated good reasons not to let them near children.
and as one of my colleagues at work pointed out, all the the dad's in costumes have baggy saggy pants on. it's an image i have not been able to shake and have nightmares from it.

if you get a chance to read the article there is a nice caveat later in it which proves just how dumb some television viewers can be.
smile - i nearly did.