Posted on 05/31/2009 5:22:33 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Details of Desmond Hatchett's remarkable family emerged when he was taken to court by the authorities in Knoxville, Tennessee, for failing to keep up with maintenance payments.
He had four children in a single year – twice.
Mr Hatchett, who works in a minimum wage job, said that he was not trying to break a record and has no plans to have any more children.
He insists that he knows all of their names, ages and birthdays.
"I'm done. I'll say I'm done," he told WVLT local television.
"I didn't intend to have this many. It just happened."
Knox County Juvenile Child Support Court heard that the law prevents the state authorities taking more than half of his salary.
Although the mothers would normally receive between $25 (£15.60) and $309 (£194) a month depending on how many children they have, some of them will take away only $1.98 (£1.24) when the money available is divided up.
Hatchett's attorney Keith Pope said: "The children can't be supported all by Desmond, so the state of Tennessee has had to step in."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Maybe Octo-mom should meet this Scattergun dad - could be a match made in heaven.
He would be done for sure if I had anything to say about it.
If Welfare did not exist people would be more careful with their lives.
For some reason, I’m reminded of the first few minutes of the Mike Judge film “Idiocracy”...
Yet all those kids are going to grow up and, more than likely, be non producers. Can you guess who is going to outvote who??
Eliminate government run welfare. Not reform, not tweak. Eliminate
Once again we are forced to go across the pond for news that should make every American proud. Given the levels of gross incompetence and a total failure to provide for the financial well being of his brood, castration would seem to be well in order.
“Desmond?”... Let me guess.
He works a minimum wage job and can’t support his children yet it looks like he can afford a cell phone. All cultures are not equal.
By 11 different women?
That is NOT a FAMILY.
That is a brood of unfortunate children sired by a BASTARD of a human being, by an ILLEGITIMATE parent.
I don't call children illegitimate and bastards. They had nothing to do with it. Only the adults who bring them into this world and don't raise them deserve those names.
Here he is.
Gee, if only he had a talent that actually was worth something...
Good observation regarding the cell phone; I thought it was a box of condoms. Doh! I haven’t put my glasses on today yet.
No amount of birth control education will stop it.
Only an attitude change and possibly welfare stoppage will work.
Both solutions are unlikely to change.
Desmond ??
“Hatch”ett???
Desmond in the hatch from Lost???
Another made up article, not the first from the Telegraph?
Sounds fishy...
How mean spirited, cruel and insensitive and republican of you.
The gooberiment has promised all those welfare queens and baby daddy losers this country has produced: a hammock, an easy life, the American ghetto dream.
No need to work, no need to be responsible, no need to think for the future.
How dare you ask them to be personally responsible for their life and their bastard seed.?
I guess you didn't vote for Obama?
< / s >
I like your statement above and in certain instances there would be a huge ring of truth to it; however, overall, I disagree.
Some (actually, many) people are unfortunately raised scum and make poor choices when they grow older and would just end up dead on the streets instead (without welfare).
And that may not be a bad thing, as "mean" as that sounds.
I mean, if you're not contributing to society in any real, meaningful way (or even trying), what's the point of being here?
Coulter on "Guilty" is very good on the criminal classes and their confusion about responsibility. "The knife 'went in'." No, you little twerp, you pushed it in, you stabbed him. Knives don't move on their own. "It just happened?" I don't think so ...
I could not disagree more.
Government welfare as we know it is a recent concept.
Before that, people, churches, local institutions did the heavy lifting in caring for the truly needy people rather than let them die in the streets.
Truly, there were people who for whatever reason could not care for themselves, but the percentage of them were minimal compared to the hordes of looters, slackers, and bums we have today.
I have no problem taking care of the needy as long as they are truly needy
EXACTLY...
But, look at the greater implications here...
Those women are equally responsible - EVEN MORE SO - they have the "right to choose."
They made that choice to mate with a loser, they should be forced to bear all the burden themselves.
He didn't marry any of them? How can the state interfere at all?
Roe v. Wade says society has no right to intervene in private reproductive choices.
Public funding is a violation of Roe v. Wade and any court who forces this man to pay for anything is also violating Roe v. Wade.
Reproductive "choice" is fine for these liberal scums until something like this happens...
see #23...
This guy is begging for a Glock vasectomy
I guess they never heard of Roe v. Wade either...
According to Roe v. Wade, society has no right to intervene, it is a private matter...
There was a fellow in our little town who was paid each month from mothers for the children he sired.
With respect, that is none of your nor my business. We are individuals and our worth is not based on a relative scale of community contribution. The point of being here is a personal matter.
The people in this thread condemn this man, and rightfully so. He is scum. Lets take a good look at the “Ladies” who offered themselvs to this man. A couple of them had two babies by him.
What were their motives? Is this guy blessed with some awesome gift? He hasnt got tons of money to ply them with, so just why do these women lay down with him?
Could it possibly be because they heard he was so great and talented in the sheets that they just had to give him an audition? Why didnt they use birth control or some sort of protection, Anyone having sex with this many women ( I might mention the only ones we read about are those he got pregnant, how many others had abortions or didnt get pregnant.)is a prime candidate for STD’s.
No, we condemn this man for doing what any dog would do when faced with female dogs (bitch’s) in heat. Only these are supposed to be humans, who dont come in heat. Then what are these women?
Are they ignorant—yes
Are they sluts-——yes
Are they as guilty as he—yes.
Did they learn anything from this experience-—Yes. They learned the gubmint will send them money if they have children.
Of course the barn door is already wide open and the animals are free to roam and procreate at will, but for the good of society and the long term health of our culture, we should help the unwed mothers financially to a point with some serious conditions.
To cut them off now, would have far reaching implications few can predict and I think none would be pretty.
You don’t see that this type of problem is a venue to challenge Roe v. Wade???
They made their choices as adults in private. The courts have no right to intervene at all...
Yes, but what do life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness have to do with the "right" to welfare?
I couldn’t agree more. Welfare doesn’t so much help the truly needy; it subsidizes bad choices.
It DAMN WELL is our business if they're sucking off taxpayer dollars for life.
“No amount of birth control education will stop it.”
Well, short of that how about spaying and neutering?
“If Welfare did not exist people would be more careful with their lives”
I agree; lets hope this dirt bag lives a long time. We are screwed if he dies; all the kids get to draw social security until they are 18......
Yes, but that was 20, 30 years ago or more. In the old days of which you’re speaking, my remarks would not be nearly as applicable. But times have changed and people expect handouts just because they exist. You’re right that it was not that way always, but it seems to be that way today, and will continue to be that way, as long as the radical liberals (or even RINOs) are in charge.
The debts that persons asks you to pay for him is your business.
I had thought that obvious distinction would have been clear to even a careless reader.
Actually, No I don't. Though it is an logical process.
Roe v. Wade says society has no right to intervene in private reproductive choices.
I would agree that society has no right to intervene in a person reproductive options. Roe V Wade is a legal challenge about women being forced to carry a child to term and not the resulting consequence of who cares for the child, whether it be the mother, father, or state. The challenge to Roe V Wade is sanctity of life and where does the fundamental rights of the child start and the mothers end. Murder in the womb still is murder.
Public funding is a violation of Roe v. Wade and any court who forces this man to pay for anything is also violating Roe v. Wade.
Your logic escapes me.
Where all the white woman at?
The bad part about it is that there probably is a line of white women just waiting to be with this deadbeat. Stupidity knows no racial barriers.
Nothing we can do will stop this type of irresponsible behavior. These people do not consider the consequences of their actions - only immediate gratification.
The solution is to require that anyone who can’t support their child be forced to put it up for adoption. That would be a powerful incentive as these women would not be so cavalier if they knew they wouldn’t be able to keep their babies.
Well, I think that was the point, there is a vast difference between "expectations" and "need"
Watch a few of the ones who expect handouts not get them, wind up in jail or on the street or dead just might start to change the behavior of the rest of the looters.
I'm not in favor of cutting OFF government welfare, just make it a last resort and minimal and very hard to get.
Private reproductive choice is just that - - PRIVATE...
The women privately decided to have children, it is completely their responsibility now.
They don’t like it now? Too bad...
The same is true for all of the other child support nonsense... The government and the courts have to butt out.
Hold them to their own standards on Roe v. Wade and they will crumble.
Well, I guess we can agree to disagree. I'm the last person to think state welfare is a good idea. Personally, If I was King. Poof, gone in one generation.
As a society we have an obligation at a minimal to care for the future generations. We can't let them starve, be abandoned on the street where their worthless parents would leave them. Granted it's not an easy answer where to draw the line, but to leave a generation of children at the mercy of an bleak painful existence would reap the world wind.
The same is true for all of the other child support nonsense... The government and the courts have to butt out.
See, we can agree after all.
Hatchett is definately worthy of your scorn, but the math seems to indicate that he got a lot of repeat business.
It’s interesting that these stories don’t often show up in American newspapers.
No, we each have an obligation to our own children and not everyone else's. Therein lies the problem...
Since women are automatically left off the hook for opening their thighs, we have this.
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