[pyuser583]

There was a case near where I live where a guy with severe mental illness - not understanding where he was - was arrested for failing to pay child support.

Fortunately it encouraged reform.

But neighboring states still issue automatic arrest warrants, and out state is required to serve then even though we are disgusted by it.

It’s always: young, impoverished black male with a warrant from a neighboring state.

Many local police are disgusted by it. But they don’t have a choice: warrants are warrants.

[notch656a]

They'll even imprison you for late child support if you were brutally and publicly held hostage overseas and physically have no possible way to pay. (the whole reason he was overseas was in part to perform contracting to pay his child support).

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19901216&slug...