@23m "Putting a black man in jail, will that help or hinder his provision?"

These women know that calling in a complaint that will get a man arrested, then fired, then unable to make future payments will not result in getting the payments for the child.

It's not about helping the child. It's about using the law to punish someone they see as having done them wrong, in a way that satisfied their personal emotions.

It's an enormous temptation to do that if you are able. Power corrupts. The system must be changed. I'd support simply scrapping all divorce proceedings and eliminating shared property. Let everyone title stuff in their own names and marriage be nothing more than verification of sharing tax and health benefits.

Got my stake back, so I'm going to give you a full vote at this point and move on to my next ranty-comment.