Disadvantage Men

It is often difficult to talk about disadvantages men have in society because we are so used to dealing with women being disadvantaged. The reality is that both are disadvantaged in different areas. And the trend has clearly been that men are becoming more disadvantaged as Richard Reeves explains in a book and video. 

One clear example of this is that when title IX was passed in 1972 there was a 13% college education gap in favor of men. Now it is 15% in favor of women. 

Other areas we see men disadvantaged is in are the draft and military deaths, workplace injuries and deaths and, as this site often talks about, alimony. 98+% of alimony payers are men. Often even in cases where custody is joint or the father has custody. 

No Kings

I don't mention politics much on this site but I have made it pretty clear I am no fan of Donald Trump. Why? Because the corruption I see on our legal system, especially family law, is the exactly the type of corruption Trump loves. He wants to be treated as above the law just like so many lawyers and judges I have encountered. 

Last week Trump held his long desired military/birthday parade in Washington D.C. which was sparsely attended while the same day millions marched in No Kings events across the country.  I was one of those people. 

The march I attended in St. Paul, Minnesota was a bit surreal as earlier that morning a state legislator, Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated in their home by Vance Luther Boelter, a right wing nut job, posing as a police officer. Earlier Boelter shot a state senator and his wife multiple times at their home. As Boelter was still at large at the time of the No Kings protests, law enforcement advised people not to attend the protests and nearly all were cancelled.  The advice was warranted considering a list of 50 or so democrats as well as No Kings documents were found in Boelter's vehicle. 

I know of at least dozen people who did not attend the protest due to the warnings but S, one of my sons and I went anyway. So did 25,000 other Minnesotans.  

The best part of the protest were the signs people carried. Here are a few:

And my favorite:

Class Action Lawsuits

Wired has an article on how much money you can make by joining every class action lawsuit you can. My sister does this and make a bit of money off it. Sure it isn't a huge amount of money but $10 or $50 or even $100 dollars every now and then helps. 

The lawyers however can make millions. Indeed many firms specialize in filing the cases just to get a settlement. One that includes a small amount of money for the purported victims and massive amounts of money for the lawyers. The companies sued often settle simply to avoid endless and costly litigation. 

We live in a very weird, and very litigious, society. 

Perjury In Family Court

Interesting video - What to do when the other side lies in court (commits perjury) from Attorney Brian Thomas Mayer. He is honest about just how much perjury occurs in family court.