Flames of Court Corruption?
Barbara Johnson To The Rescue!
By Ed Oliver
September 26, 2002
Attorney Barbara Johnson drove
up to Salem Probate & Family Court yesterday
in a fire truck to do a bit of campaigning in
her bid for Governor, before going inside to
represent a father caught up in a contentious
custody battle.
"The fire truck is our symbol
of the need to douse the flames of corruption
in the court system," said Johnson, who
plans to barnstorm around Massachusetts with
the vehicle.
Johnson told MassNews there is
an absence of due process, equal protection
and fundamental fairness in Massachusetts courts.
"I am running on a broad platform
focusing on individual rights-the equal rights of
fathers in custody and visitation actions, protection
of all parents in cases of false accusations of child
abuse and domestic violence, shared parenting, problems
with adoption and unfair termination of parental rights,
and elder issues facing the state. I am calling for
an investigation of DSS and its practices."
Johnson said she supports the rights
of the citizens to sue all those who injure the families
of Massachusetts, because everyone, including DSS,
must be accountable for what they do.
"I'm being very conservative when
I say there is one child who loses their father in
each Probate and Family Court across this Commonwealth
every single day," said Johnson.