Thanks Court Watch for for doing what you do, your work will save lives as well as make our land strong and free once again from oppression by these judges and lawyers.  Keep up the great work!  I feel refreshed every time I visit your site to see somebody printing the truth for a change. Our family courts are nothing but a joke here in Canada.

October 7, 2006
Almost two years ago my wife and I wanted to attend marriage counselling I phoned the CAS because that  was the agency I found in the phone book that I thought could help. They separated me from my family, for a incident that was ridiculous and unproven, I have been in jail twice now, I haven't had any contact with my children for over ten months and before that it was very sporadic.  CAS workers never returns my calls, have never provided me with any report, have my wife an d children living in fear because they say they will be taken away if she does not do exactly as they say. We were an upper middle class family our only problem was my wife of 24 years was considering leaving as she said she might not love me anymore.  I have spent almost twenty thousand dollars, I still haven't seen my family, I have repeatedly been arrested and harassed by police, so bad I can not sleep or work for fear they are going to arrest me for false accusations. I am now under house arrest (not even my own home where I could conduct business) for saying hi to my son after 10 months of not seeing him.  I drove by him on my way home he was two doors down from my home and I didn't even recognize him because I had not seen him in so long.   I didn't think that saying hi would put me in jail and this is after a family court judge said there was no reason why not, but a very unprofessional woman police officer (Detective) seems is calling the shots.  This female police officer has me in front of witnesses that all us men are the #### same. I can't get any help and am now facing a two year sentence for saying hi to my son as I drove by they knew that wasn't good enough so the officer said that I tried calling my wife as well which I did not.  I do not even possess her number, and I have proof. But the police officer and the crown attorney have it in for me. These are not just my observations but those of lawyers I have spoken too. The lawyers have said that they cannot help because of repercussions against them and their practices by the courts.  I have a lot more to tell and will do anything to just see my children and to get on with our lives in a normal manner.  The children's lawyer treated me like scum and was very bias this admitted to me by even my own family lawyer whom I owe so much money too that I have now forced to sell my home and be on the street soon. I am 46 years old never out of a job in 31 years and I am being reduced to a street person shortly if I do not receive help

March 4, 2006
When I read the document that was on the Court Watch website about HAP I was stunned to say the least.  It was right on and described my situation with my ex-wife to a tee.  Last weekend, during court ordered visitation, my ex-wife entered my apartment and attempted to take our daughter.  She physically assaulted me after I closed our daughter in her bedroom to protect her. This was the first time that she interfered court ordered visitation.  She showed no regard whatsoever for the emotional state this event put our daughter in. She fled when the police were called. I then began to receive the threatening calls from my ex-wife's mother. Once again, there was no regard for what a five year old little girl had just witnessed, only threats of numerous consequences if I followed through with the charges. Her mother began to interfere before her daughter and I were married, and now threatens me whenever I express any concern.

In the last two weeks, I informed her that I was going to buy clothes to keep at my apartment because the clothes being packed were too small or stained. I told my ex-wife there was no longer any need to pack, and she packed a bag with enough clothes for a week. She packed one prescription, but forgot to pack the others, and her purpose for coming to my apartment last Saturday was to bring the others. I've been at her mercy because I want to spend as much time as possible with our child, any days other than what is in the visitation order are at her whim to change or take away. There have been instances where she's made several changes within a two day period. Last year, she began to prevent me from taking our daughter to her counselling appointments. This was about the same time one of her ex-boyfriends called to tell me that he'd spent the night in my ex-wife's one bedroom apartment for about three weeks running, and that he and my ex had sex while our daughter was asleep in her bed in the same room. I could go on... I have filed charges for Class C Misdemeanor Assault, Family Violence. These might be upgraded to Class B Burglary. I'm hoping that showing that these patterns of behaviour are damaging will be what it takes to make a positive change for our daughter. I'll never give up. Once again, thank you for that excellent document on HAP.

February 28, 2006

I am facing with a spin off of the women's movement and it is affecting my son in school... long and short - the elementary school system is primarily staffed with female teachers...the women's movement has gone so far that we are essentially alienating the boys in class. Our college/University stats prove that. We no longer have stories with superheros in the classroom, if they aren't politically correct and gender balanced... the entire school regime is geared for little girls. They are thriving well. And our boys for the most part, aren't engaged, are bored, not stimulated.... How sad we had to go from one extreme to the next. I doubt it will ever be fair in our lifetime...

February 27, 2006

Divorce is supposed to be a civil matter, especially in a secularist society.  The problem is that judges and lawyers in Canada set up this thing called family law, which is not civil or anything else, but state interpretation of what divorce (and therefore marriage) should be.  The Canadian government took away our rights to use civil courts and use civil law by creating family laws.  That is the point.  In a secularist society, we do not need separate family law from civil law.  The powers of the state (versus our rights as citizens) have usurped our liberties, despite the contradiction of their secularist ideology.  It is all about ideology and secularist believe that power is the ultimate ideology about relationships and being.  That is why it only creates the tyranny we have.  There cannot be any virtue in a secularist state because 'what is virtue if there is no God' - Fydor Dostoevsky.  This is not a fact, nor an opinion but a metaphysical truth (philosophy).

February 25, 2006

As for getting Children's Aid or Office of the Child Lawyers involved in a court case, people better stay away from them. My experience, in the beginning they did not even contact me. They listened to the ex and the children. What did these dimwits from CAS and the Children's Lawyer's Office expect my daughter to say in front of her mother when she had to live with her. It was only when my daughter got older and moved in with me did I take her to Children's Aid and she told them the whole story and the truth only because she knew she did not have to go back and live with her mother.  Even then after she moved in with me did they still come around once in a while to "check up" on her and she merely told them she was very happy with me.  I could support her, put a roof over her head and feed her and clothe her.  All the CAS could do was to poke and prod into our lives and make things difficult with my ex.  Now finally they are out of our lives, hopefully for good. 90% of the time they believe the poor "single mom" even if the kids are screaming that mom is abusing them.

February 24, 2006

Edward Gibbons described the reason why the last vestige of the Roman Empire (Byzantine) collapsed was due to the effeminate direction of their society. In other words, the virtue of courage was replaced by cowardice; better known today as a secularist feminist liberal. Canada is on the verge of collapse for similar reasons.  Marriage is in decline. Population is in decline.  Immigrants are now flowing into Canada and slowing replacing Canadian history and culture with their imported traditions and values.  Not too far in the future, Canada will no longer be Canada.  Like the great Roman Empire, Canada will soon be facing the collapse of its society.

February 23, 2006

Our lustrous leaders quite often go and sign crap documents for appearance purposes, waving it's flag as if we a great nation that assumes the highest respect for children and people, bullshit!!. I respectfully think that Canada is one of the biggest and fraudulent countries who cause more harm than good. For example the convention for children rights, up until last year (not sure if our state has accepted and enacted this year but I doubt it) is NOT legally binding on the state AT BOTH levels, so why does Canada brag about it's human rights, well then there was snow job...  when in many years they have been a signatories but haven't moved on legalizing it in Canada, hmmmm how many years now???? Well there are obvious reasons, can you guess? The court process is a big game once you are in you can't get out unless you advance past "GO" . So play it smart, and there are legal strategies. Once the courts smell you have money, they lock it up and slowly bleed it .....after all it is the golden nugget. I don't have a lot of respect for the system it smells from top to bottom so why do we need to play the same rules hmmm!!!  Now your LAW and use it to your advantage.

February 12, 2006

Congrats Steven Harper will be introducing legislation to toughen the Criminal Code for those using handguns. As part of that amendment to the code, the mandatory paying of costs to the defendant, on an acquittal, should be something that we strive for. This provides incentive for the Crown, even before the bail hearing, to make an effort to determine the likelihood of winning, and stop a bad prosecution before it starts. We have too many innocent people in Canada being hauled into court maliciously by police and the Crown.  Since 1908 costs have been awarded to defendants in the UK, see references. Its time that Canada emerged from 1867.

January 12, 2006

I could talk for hours on not only this huge underground mafia type system we call "Justice" but the other nightmare story CAS which we have yet to tackle. So far me, my wife and daughter feel so sick about all of this. But I've done my research and I understand exactly how it all began in the late 1800's. How and who founded the CAS organization, and how it is that they got their power and how they operate without any of the standards that the legal system has in place. It is just unbelievable! Like I said to the Lawyer last month..."CAS are the Gods of this world...even if the courts or you say I can go home, well that is NOT the case, you can't do a single thing for me...because they are the Gods".

January 12, 2006

The Jewish Family and Child Services (JF&CS) destroyed my family and tried to impugn my reputation.  When I complained they barred me from attending their Annual General Meeting (they sent ME an invitation) with threat of force and arrest.  This is documented.  Their Board is comprised on bullies and liars.  They got rid of Ron Levine and lied about it  He lied to me. Breached my confidentiality, and that of my daughter.  They referred my spouse to a totally incompetent lawyer who ‘stole’ thousands of dollars from her.  B.F. has lied to many others and P.W. is a specialist in convincing women they have been abused.  They run a weekly group that I have heard teaches women how to fabricate cases against their spouses.  A friend of mine attended. The Board and Executive Director dismissed my complaint as that of an ‘embittered spouse” and claimed they have never had any complaints before.  I have these conversations on tape!  These people are power mongers who will stoop to any level to protect their interests and funding.  I have no doubt they manipulate statistics to create ‘need’.  I wish I had known about your group last year. Please feel free to contact me.

January 2, 2006

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO GET RID OF THESE "CAS" BOZO'S AND IN COURT ONE PERSON WILL NEVER DO IT. WITH ALL THE NIGHTMARES BEING TOLD A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BRING THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCOUNT. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEAD THESE BOZO'S LIKE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FOLLOW, NO LEAD NO RESOLUTION. TIME IS MONEY AND NO ONE PERSON HAS THAT KIND OF TIME NOR MONEY AND THAT'S A FACT. ANOTHER WAY IS TO HAVE A "PEOPLE INQUIRY" NOT A PUBLIC INQUIRY BUT AGAIN TIME, PLACE AND MONEY REMEMBERING IT IS MOSTLY THE POOR PEOPLE LOSING THEIR CHILDREN.

January 2, 2006

By usurping the power and responsibilities of the legislative branch of our system of government, Canada's judges have politicized this country's courts and called into question their impartiality. That is a dangerous thing. The time has come, therefore, for citizens, through their legislators to reassert their authority by reclaiming their constitutional rights and resuming their constitutional responsibilities. Canada depends on it.

December 12, 2005

The UN Convention for the Rights of the Child state that children have a right to grow up in an atmosphere of peace and harmony.  How is this possible when the child protection ministries pit one parent against the other and only ‘assists’ the custodial parent.  New legislation and educational programs at the time when prenatal classes are taught could reduce social work case loads dramatically.

December 11, 2005

On December 6, 2005, my children and I went to before the government’s social policy committee and presented my family’s concerns regarding the Children’s Aid Society’s complaints process and the requested amendments to the Child and Family Services Act. under the proposed Bill 210. Through my experience with the complaint procedure the CAS is currently offering it is highly unlikely that they are capable of auditing themselves.  In fact, it is more likely that once a complaint has been heard they react as if they have been “tipped off”, and rush to destroy evidence and cover up their misdeeds. As I was before the Committee and taking part in a public hearing I saw an opportunity to break down the walls of silence and secrecy, and put before the government the obstacles that many involved with the CAS face. In my battle against oppression by the CAS,I have learned that injustice is defeated by defiance and criminal activity and cruelty are supported by silence. It is time to stop the silence we don’t have to let ourselves be victims to the system anymore. Shortly after I made my presentation the Ontario Ombudsman André Marin voiced similar concerns regarding the complaints process. At the end of Mr. Marin presentation he was asked by Ted Chudleigh, MPP Halton a question relating to police investigations and the CAS. This question may have been a question ideal for someone like me who has had a personal experience with trying to initiate a criminal investigation regarding serious criminal allegations. My experience has been the police, at least the Waterloo Regional Police Services’ Staff Sergeant Rudy Smith has informed me that a criminal investigation by the local police would be not possible, because the police and the CAS work too closely together, it would be biased. So here we have a CAS which is not accountable and too closely associated with police to be the subject of an investigation when wrongdoing is suspected.

December 9, 2005

I have been fighting for my rights and for justice for the common citizen for almost three years now. My trek has taken me from HRSDC to CAS, from RCMP to KPF, from CBC National to Kingston This Week, from the Ombudsman to OLA... It seems that most are paralyzed by the blatant and severe corruption within many of the government agencies and their hired goons. You could take the sponsorship scandal and put it with HRSDC's Billion Dollar Boondoggle, add the corruption within Children's Aid Societies and the Family Court Injustice System and still what you have is only the tip of the iceberg. What I would tell those politicians in this upcoming election is that they will not get another penny from me, Joe Canadian, until something is done about this MESS! AS GOD AS MY WITNESS, I WILL NOT PAY MY INCOME TAX, MY GST, MY PST OR ANY OTHER FUNDS I HAVE CONTROL OF until the corruption in Canada is cleaned up!

December 7, 2005

I would like to thank Court Watch for the great work it has done, especially in the area of audiotaping and videotaping testimonies of those children and families affected.  I am confident that the work that your organization is doing to expose the corrupt family court system will eventually help to ensure that all Canadians recognize the organized crime syndicate called the Canadian family justice system that we are battling.  Keep up the good work.  History will show how Court Watch was instrumental in bringing down the corrupt family court system and to help usher in a new era of accountability and true justice for Canada.

December 6, 2005

The U.S. is getting the rule of law back, with the recent appointment of Roberts and nomination of Alito to the Supreme Courts. Both vow to uphold the rule of law, unlike the previous 'liberal secularist' characters they had who claimed they were constitutionalist. What that will mean is that the U.S. will be the only country in the world in which there is the rule of law and not the rule of tyranny. The interesting thing is that may be a good enough reason (never mind comment) for refugee status? I am sure that your fellow American's would recognize that without the rule of law you have the rule of ideological tyranny. That is what Canada has become.

November 27, 2005

Well, when the justices are acting criminally, and they are supposed to represent justice, is there any use in wasting our time in court trying to convince them of their criminality? My suggestion is (through my own experience) is not to waste our time on legal matters in court, but to support the legal issues politically; by making sure our politicians now and are held accountable for the rule of law. While this is a legal matter, what we are really trying to do is make sure the politicians uphold the laws. Can we fight the criminals in their own turf? I think not.

November 26, 2005

If the politicians and judges say they do not have to obey the law (which they claim), then we do not have the rule of law, which is the first legal tenet the Canadian Charter of Rights.  What does this mean?  Philosophically, it means that they have declared war on the Canadian Charter and more importantly, on all the citizens of Canada. It's time for law-abiding Canadians to put some of these arrogant judges in their place.

November 26, 2005

I have one child turning 18 on November 20, 2005.  He has been a kidnapped child and crown ward since he was four years old he is suing for 50 million dollars for identity theft against the "CAS" and those 69 judges and then there are 4 more children right behind. The system dreaded this day but it has come around. I think if we all join together and use my 69 criminals judges as an example it will bring credibility to all others of concern.

November 20, 2005

One of the wisest judges I've ever had the pleasure of appearing before was none other than Judge Rondthwaite in Abbotsford provincial court. PCJ Roundthwaite first listened to my ex who's argument was that she was afraid I "MIGHT" say something "nasty" to our children about her. She advised my ex that if it were the case, though she found it difficult to believe that I would do such a thing based on the information before her, she said that she spoke from experience that if either parent in any situation like ours spoke ill of the other to their children eventually the children will learn the truth and that parent will eventually pay the ultimate price for their actions. The children will retaliate on that parent who lied to them about the other, it may be weeks, months or years down the road but they will eventually learn the truth and they will remember who said what about whom.

Just some food for thought people.

November 20, 2005

My husband's ex is on welfare and was asked to seek support for their son from my husband. So her social worker sent my husband an agreement which didn't go to the Family Responsibility Office until October 15, He got a case number from the FRO. So he decides to start sending payments this month for November, when he gets paid this week. Yesterday he gets a call saying he owes arrears, which amounts to 3 months worth. How is this possible? Even is he owes for September, how can he owe arrears? How can he owe for previous months the agreement wasn't signed by his ex until after October 1 and sent to the FRO in November? This whole thing is crazy. His ex has been on welfare for years, and every time they tell her to find a job she gets pregnant again by some other guy.  Any child support from my husband goes to welfare so the only persons I could see that pushed for back payments were the social services people.  She has 4 children by 4 different guys, and lost custody of one to the fathers because of neglect and abuse. I thought Ontario Works was supposed to make people work for their welfare? People should not be able to get away with being a baby factory, and making my tax dollars pay for it. My husband has no problem paying support, even though he only makes minimum wage and can't really afford it, but how does he owe arrears and how is he supposed to pay it? This country is so biased against men it makes me sick. I can't imagine having a baby every 2 years just to stay on welfare. I'm so frustrated I wanna scream! Plus, we are too low income to pay for a lawyer, but not low enough for legal aid. This country of Canada blows. Go after the little guy owing $250 while the guys in Ottawa who steal  millions go scott free.

November 18, 2005

An additional note on the fraudulent system.  "Child support" can be used when applying for loans but is exempt from attachment when bankruptcy is filed. This allows the recipient to run up debts and then pass them off to the rest of the public without losing any major "income" source. Payments for the bankruptcy filing are based on the base income excluding the "child support." My ex has played this system. She filed 2 1/2 years ago while working full time and getting $1600.00 per month ($1300.00 cs and $300.00 alimony). 6 months ago she let her house (and 5 years worth of equity) go back to the mortgage lender because if they went to foreclosure she would go to jail for violating the bankruptcy payment orders.  Today she's driving a new car and has new clothes every time I see her but my son can't go to college because she's spent his college fund.  But remember, it's "in the best interests of the children."

November 14, 2005

I am sitting here in my office with tears streaming down my face for our country. Who, in their most hellish nightmares, would ever have thought that anyone would feel the need to flee Canada for fear of persecution - especially religious persecution? Flee Canada? Canada? This is Canada, the beacon of freedom and understanding for the entire world. People fight, steal, lie, sometimes even die as they do anything they can to come to Canada - yet 26 mothers and 74 children have left Canada - because they are afraid that the state, as represented by the Children's Aid Society and going to seize their children, take them away from their family. This is Canada? This is the country I was born in, grew up in, live in, believe in? I only wish I could have died before I ever heard this news. Please someone - tell me this isn't true.

November 14, 2005

The Children's Aid in Windsor invested $3M into a wireless satellite system connected to the huge wall-size $60,000 plasma screen TV in the director's (Mr. Bevan) office. The Children's Aid has also built radio towers throughout Essex County (Essex, Amherstburg, Leamington and Chatham) like the one standing besides its building on Riverside Drive in Windsor. The community and I wondered what these radio towers were there for. Was our local CAS broadcasting secret government info or just child abuse data to all of North America?   Unfortunately none of the above! The radio towers represent just another misadventure for our local Windsor CAS. It has not been able to get the system to work.  In the Ministry review the Windsor CAS of July 2004, it attributes an annualized $500 million debt to this computer system.  Are our donations and tax dollars being well spent?

November 12, 2005

Windsor Ontario is an affluent little community on the Great Lakes. It has 1500 children in care and CAS involvement with 1 in 8 ie. one in 4 families. It has one of the largest child social welfare agencies in North America. This Agency has built a glass monument to itself on the waterfront. It looks like the Windsor Casino. Everyone in this community on penalty of fine or loss of license must report suspicion of child abuse. If your baby has a 2 year old melt down in public, you must be doing something wrong. Mothers are afraid to go to emergency with their children for fear of being accused. One cannot disclose anything to friends, doctor, lawyer, teacher, counsellor, minister etc. They are all required to report. The TV ads tells abused women to go to Hiatus House but they do not tell them that their children will be apprehended within two weeks for witnessing spousal abuse.  Neighbours call the CAS on little Arab women who speak loudly to their children in arabic. The worker arrives and starts her checklist of questions about physical, emotional and sexual abuse. All parents are treated with suspicion; they cannot be trusted.  The school systems ask the little ones to keep a journal about their families. The teachers then use this information to call the CAS. Puppet shows describing sexual abuse make the rounds routinely at the school. These five-year-olds are not equipped to interpret this information. This results in more calls to the CAS. Children who are spanked are instructed to call 911 so that their parents can be charged.  The CAS here is busy opening files and doing investigations. It is handsomely rewarded for everyone file opened and kept open. It strikes gold when it apprehends "a special needs child." In fact, it labels every child it apprehends as "a special needs" child. It must provide services to all these "special needs children." The Ontario government in its wisdom has cancelled access to services for "children with parents.". The services that remain, lead directly to CAS. If your child requires children's mental health services, one has to terminate one's parental rights to access them. The belief is that the parent must be responsible for the mental health issue.  The government tries to deflect attention away from the environment pollution issues in this community which are probably responsible for the increased incidence of autism, mental disorders, ADHD, and learning disabilities seen in this community.  The United Nations Convention on the Child has critiqued Canada repeatedly for its selective implementation of the Convention. Canada as a signer to the Convention must fulfill its obligations completely. If it cannot fulfill all its obligations, it should withdraw its signature. It needs to provide services to all children regardless of parental status.  Canada is using the UN Convention on the Child to create a large children's social welfare system.  These children are then warehoused in smoked filled basements. They are fed canned hot dogs, spam, and canned potatoes. No one cares what they are doing in school.

How do I know? It happened to my child.

November 7, 2005

A duty lawyer told me that I would have to take my ex about 6 to 8 times before a judge does anything to make her respect the orders. He was right. I'm still waiting. Through the process, I got condemned about $1700 in court costs and she still doesn't respect them. Don't keep your hopes to high unless your ready to go back a good number of times. It won't happen the first time. I know. Unless someone has a different experience than me which I doubt considering the system we have in all provinces) I do represent myself (last 2 years.) My final piece of advice is don't trust a lawyer unless you poke him/her in the ribs and you are absolutely sure it's dead...

November 6, 2005

I know of a case in Brantford, Ontario of a young mother from six nations reserve whose access with her child was suspended for calling an ambulance at an access visit to save her baby.  At the access center, she noticed the baby was extremely underweight and in a daze so she took it upon herself to call the ambulance.  The CAS workers tried to stop her. She persisted and succeeded.  The ambulance arrived and took the child to the hospital. The baby was treated and it was discovered that the child was severely malnourished.  In a letter from the CAS to the young mother they clearly indicated that the child had been abuse in the foster home and has been moved to a new home. Because of the young mother's refusal to comply with the access worker and not call the hospital, all of the mother's access to her child was suspended. This mother broke the rules to save her baby's life.  A life the CAS didn't care at all about like so many other children in their care. Instead of thanking this young mother and rewarding her for her love of her child she was punished for saving the child's life.  This same mother lost her unborn baby because of police brutality during a CAS apprehension. While handcuffed on the ground the police officer kneeled on her stomach with all his weight. Soon after she began to haemorrhage and later lost the baby.  Since then she has been fighting in courts with deaf ears to get her children back.  This is the reality in Canada my fellow Canadians. The CAS covers up its mistakes at any cost to the tax payers. These are their dirty secrets that will soon come out all at once.  Their empire and those who feed off their purse will soon fall because we Canadians will no longer allow them to abuse children and their parents.  Welcome to reality in Canada!

November 5, 2005

I feel the family law system is corrupt and unjust. My story of lawyers milking our situation is sickening. The F.R.O. began illegally garnishing income and has created a situation of undue financial hardship.  Our F.R.O. file has been tampered with and changed within their agency.  We have been treated worse than criminals, with a "guilty until proven innocent" process of law.  A judge in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. found our undue hardship situation not urgent.  I don't see how anybody could have read our financial statement and found it to be not urgent. My letters to the justice minister have gone unanswered. We are in a terrible financial situation and are about to lose everything we have as a result of the courts refusing to deliver justice.  The courts of our own country are destroying us.

November 4, 2005

It is very unnerving to me that women who want equal rights would put men down and degrade them to a point that is lower than low itself. Feminism is going to be the demise of this world!  Don't get me wrong, Being a woman myself, I believe that women should be entitled to equal pay, equal opportunity and so forth.  I am strongly against one person judging another person based on physical characteristics of another person. Women have risen up past oppression... and now they are becoming the oppressors!!! Perhaps it is jealousy that they were "under control" for so many years? Who knows, really?!? As far as oppression and sad sad stories go, my family has a few skeletons in it's closet... Yet, we have learned from these skeletons. We realize that both men and women are capable of doing things that hurt their family members. I would like to see some good solid, up to date research that states all men are abusive dead-beats... Good luck finding any!!! What you will find if you do go looking for solid resources is that women are becoming more and more abusive, that women are becoming more and more ruthless! But I suppose this is all we can expect from a society that spends more time pointing fingers at one another than asking someone if they need a hand.