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Who decided Tom Phillips was safe enough to leave alone with his kids? (www.rnz.co.nz)
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This is something I've wondered about ever since the second disappearance, and that's how Tom was allowed to have full custody of his children after defying a custody order. The police treating this as a "private family matter" until he robbed a bank is also absolutely rotten.

In my view, we need to make a lot of changes to how the entire child custody system works, as well as how the police treat those who defy a custody arrangement.

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[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe the mother was even worse. Maybe she was an alcoholic or a drug addict. Maybe she was negligent or abusive towards the kids.

Sometimes the courts have to choose the lesser of two evils.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 months ago

There was background in an article I can't find... which may have just been some crap someone posted... that supports that argument.

This is just click bait 'journalism'.