Illinois is taking aim at dead-beat dads like a hunter draws down on a 10-point buck.Bang!
What a novel idea. Illinois officials have figured out that withholding hunting and fishing licenses can prompt fathers to catch up on their child support payments. That's right, cut off their hunting privileges and these delinquent dads suddenly find a harboring love for their children. Sad, but true.
Whatever it takes, I say. Deadbeat dads – and those who skirt their parental responsibilities through a variety of evasive maneuvers – are among those for which I carry the greatest contempt.
If pulling their hunting rights is working, imagine the possibilities, if perhaps, we could bar them from the liquor store, too.
For more on Illinois' exercise in taking aim on dead-beaters, see today's Chicago Tribune story.
