Judges, courts’ rulings cost us

Now some politicians want us to pay to have armed guards in every school? What's next, armed guards in preschools, day care, sporting events? Please have a little common sense.

My heart goes out to any parent who has lost a child, but we have to get to the root cause. The cause is, as cop Jack Muller said, our judges and our court system.

What happens when a parent keeps a child from the other parent just because? Please read the www.usajudicialreform.com story “Shame On Iowa Courts.” A father was kept away from his

3 1/2-year-old daughter because he was the wrong religion. It took one Wisconsin judge to say “What?” Now the father sees his 7-year-old daughter. Why couldn't Iowa have done this? Easy answer. Money. It nearly broke the father with Iowa attorney bills for no results.

This happens far more than everyone wants to know and the stories are horrific. How much could the taxpayer save if judges stopped the stupid stuff and made couples share the children?

Gregory Hughes

Cedar Rapids