"Manley Quest" (written week before he died in Seattle courthouse)

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Perry Manley was the man who was shot and killed by Seattle police yesterday in the federal courthouse in Seattle when he refused to drop the unarmed grenade he was holding. This article was published last week, and shows how his obsession aletred his mind.

Manley Quest
Local man fathers a movement to abolish child support

By CYDNEY GILLIS
Staff Writer

Wind and rain pierced the plaza at Seattle’s new federal courthouse on May 18. That didn’t stop Perry Manley. He was determined to burn an American flag to protest something he’s been fighting 15 years: child support and the second-class citizenship of divorced fathers.

“Freedom march for non-custodial parents!” Manley cried. “Freedom march for non-custodial parents!”

The rest is at http://www.realchangenews.org/current/manley_quest.html

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1. Makes me think of those British fathers

who climbed onto Buckingham Palace last year. Same issue. I think one was dressed as Batman.

[Gyre]

2. There's a "right way and a wrong way" to do things

If there are armed bailiffs around, I'd suggest doing it the "right way", but that's rather obvious isn't it?

Gyre