Oh, but you don't see anything in the article below about Campbell being custodial? This is typical, I'm afraid. As these guys finally wind their way through the courts and finally get convicted, the fact that some judge some place gave the homicidal father custody of the murdered child gets, well, erased. After a while, the fact that the murder involved a custodial father just disappears from the public consciousness. Wouldn't want some Arizona judge to be embarrassed by his or her pro-daddy incompetence now, would we? But here at Dastardly Dads, we like to embarrass incompetent judges who value fathers rights over the safety of children. So let's refresh your memory of this case.
Here's a quote from a June 2009 article on this case:
"Court documents show a judge awarded Campbell sole custody of his son last summer. Three months ago, the boy's natural mother filed to get that change. She was asking the court to give her sole custody."
Here's the link in case you want to check it out for yourself:
http://www.kpho.com/news/19640927/detail.html
So who was the judge? You tell me. I suspect he or she is not to eager to take credit for this decision right now. But you needn't stay up worrying about the judge at night. I can assure you that these idiots are almost never held accountable.
Father accused of murdering 5-year-old pleads guilty, death penalty off the table
by Catherine Holland
azfamily.com
Posted on October 27, 2010 at 7:44 AM
Updated today at 8:36 AM
PHOENIX -- A Phoenix father accused of killing his 5-year-old son has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
Nashawn Campbell, 39, will be sentenced next month. As part of his plea agreement, he will not face the death penalty.
According to police, Campbell, 39, slit his little boy's throat and then tried to kill himself in June 2009.
It happened at the family's home in the area of 15th and Fillmore streets in Phoenix.
Campbell's sister is the one who found Campbell and his son, Troy, in a back bedroom. Both of their throats had been slashed. Troy was already dead.
According to court paperwork, Campbell's sister told investigators that he "had been depressed about losing his job." She also told police that Campbell had threatened to "'end it all and take Troy with him."
That court paperwork also shows that while in the hospital, Campbell told the officer guarding him, "You should have let me die."
Neighbors who talked to 3TV shortly after Troy's murder and Campbell's attempted suicide were stunned.
"It's pretty disturbing, to tell you the truth, that somebody could do that to a child," Thomas Watson said. "I don't know what was going through his mind to make him want to do that to a child and then do that to himself."