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Tennessean jailed in Japan for trying to reclaim children

Franklin_guy

Came across this story on CNN.com.  Apparently, this guy is from Franklin, TN.  Terribly tragic story.  Little did I know that Japan is not a part of the 1980 Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.  Terrible story:

He headed for the U.S. consulate in Fukuoka to try to obtain passports for Isaac and Rebecca.

But Japanese police, alerted by Savoie's ex-wife, were waiting.

Consulate spokeswoman Tracy Taylor said she heard a scuffle outside the doors of the consulate. She ran up and saw a little girl and a man, whom police were trying to talk to.

Eventually, police took Savoie away, charging him with the abduction of minors -- a crime that upon conviction carries a prison sentence of up to five years.

The consulate met with Savoie on Monday and Tuesday, Taylor said. It has provided him with a list of local lawyers and said it will continue to assist.

This reminds me a lot of the case of that guy whose wife ran off to Brazil.

I wonder which Franklin judge was involved with this divorce proceeding.

Newspaper bailouts on the way?

Well, it looks like the next push may be to continue to transfer our seemingly endless supply of money to the newspaper industry.  Obama would be "happy to look at" bills that would give newspapers tax breaks if they reorganized as nonprofit businesses.  ABSURD.  So, now, we would effectively be federally subsidizing efforts to push a liberal agenda.  You don't think that new newspaper industry would consider firing half of their newsroom and replacing them with conservatives, do you?  Of course not.  I can't even believe this is being discussed.