New Year Revolution: Asinine Laws of Michigan

Dear Friends,

Something I seen on evening news is bothering me to no end. I really think that Michigan is backwards not only with their laws and also how they enforce them. Especially when it comes to the levels of enforcement of state laws and also what gets you put in jail. I was watching a story about the county wanting to build a new jail because there is no room for murderers, rapists, and drug dealers. What upset me more so is that they have the room but rather to put them in the jail they let them run free with a tracking device. However, in the state of Michigan they have no problem for throwing men in jail for missing a show cause hearing about child support. So it is ok for murderers to walk free in Detroit but if you owe child support in Decker and miss the hearing about when they get their money, you get 30 days? Even when a murderer misses a court hearing they might be wanted but explain why child support is higher to punish than murder. This blog is about the fuck up ways that Michigan in my opinion is dumb with their logic with the law.

I owe child support for my son. Most men owe because the counties they live in either wait too long or wait until there is a large amount due. I am not bitching about paying child support but since when is debt punishable. Well since I love reading the law, there are laws in the books that make owing money to the state of Michigan is a felony. Actually, I think it is more so if you are a deadbeat dad. I am not because they take money out to pay my debt. However, because I missed a hearing because I don’t have a car to drive up there, I am wanted by the law. What kills me is that owing the state of Michigan money is just as bad as selling drugs or robbing a bank. Most men who want a wife and kids would not have this problem because they have a family. However, when you have a man and woman that are going in separate directions and they have a kid, it’s different. What upsets me even more is that the state becomes involve because the mom will end up on welfare and also be forced to put a father on the birth certificate. I will keep saying that Michigan is backwards.

I know people that have been arrested for assault, theft, and rape. Now unlike what I am going through with child support these guys and gals are walking free. Even if they miss a hearing, they are free still. Some of them might be in hiding from the law but I find it funny that they either have a tracking device or can walk in and out of jail. Again, why is it harder for men who owe child support than men who do something worse?

Michigan law is crazy because these laws are more for the poor and minorities. That might sound racist but most of it is true. If you commit a crime in Detroit, the way the law is set works in the favor of the criminal. However, if you commit a crime in Bloomfield Hills or Decker, they will do everything in their power to fry you. People are doing more crimes because times are tough. I agree but I will also add that most people try to live life normally and still end up getting screwed.

So you want to explain to me why the law is different for real felons as oppose to others? I am not a felon. I don’t have a record for armed robbery or arson. I owe child support. In the eyes of the Attorney General of Michigan, the county of Sanilac, and even DHS: I am more wanted than killing 10 people. You have to love that owing a debt to the state of Michigan is a crime now. I could fight and change the law but since fighting the law can and will hurt in the long run; I am doing my best to keep my sanity. You have to love the laws of the land. That’s going to be it for now but there will be more soon.

Eugene Chandler III