Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

(1) Thread 2: The #FreeBritney "movement."

As usual, my take on this is fairly unique.

I hold certain people in the CA justice system responsible for not adequately educating the public about adult guardianship principles & processes in the US.

https://twitter.com/FreedomFriesInc/status/1410534475520303109

(2) Today's second thread in my series was prompted by the news that Britney Spears' doctors want her father removed as a financial (not welfare) conservator. I agree with them.

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1420834022515560448

(3) Adult guardianship laws are necessary and they vary between countries and US states. In CA it's called conservatorship. There are two types - personal welfare and financial, essentially. Various terms used in different places.

(4) The judge in this case is free to narrowly interpret her audience as just those in CA. In reality it is nationwide. So, the public are learning things about the process that are in error.

I think it's long past time for the case to be reassigned to another judge, too.

(5) The judge is playing the "why can't we all just get along" game, which is reckless & dangerous for Britney Spears' health.

Another issue is that we only have snippets of the story. The judge should have put a gag order on the whole thing. In NZ that happens automatically.

(6) I strongly suspect that Britney's father was fine about her now fired attorney not really fighting for her interests.

I took some time to read about the family's back story. Mr Spears is an admitted alcoholic who apparently only became sober in recent years.

(7) I mean no disrespect to those who fight substance addiction every day. Because of people close to me who are affected, I have learned to never trust an addict, even once clean and sober for years. That's my opinion and we're each entitled to one.

(8) If I were a judge in an adult guardianship case I would hesitate to give a known alcoholic power over another person, and if I did do it, there would have to be a lot of safeguards.

I don't see any effective safeguards in this conservatorship. It was flawed from day one.

(9) An obvious question is why wasn't the former Mrs Spears given power over her daughter's personal and financial welfare?

It's pretty obvious to me that she is a doormat, which is sadly common among families affected (torn apart) by substance addiction.

(10) His long term alcoholism led to domestic abuse & affected the kids' emotional development.

It may be a major contributing factor in whatever mental health issue(s) Britney Spears now has.

It is devastating to a child when a parent is abusive & the other is an enabler.

(11) The kid learns that in an unsafe world, the parent who seems more sane than the other won't protect them. She gets a (justifiable) fear of authority figures & a tendency to be gullible toward anyone claiming they can fix it. Revictimization follows & the cycle repeats.

(12) IMO Britney Spears does have mental health issues that require support from adults with integrity, who are meeting or exceeding the standards of their profession.

That includes judges, lawyers, doctors, and anyone else who could reasonably assist her in living her life.

(13) Ideally, someone in Britney's position would never have to fight for their rights in public. Nor should she be performing shows in Las Vegas, obviously.

As I said in Thread 1: If she is unfit to make basic decisions about her life, she should be given maximum privacy.

(14) The outcome of this case will impact the public's understanding of adult guardianship.

I call on any professionals (esp. lawyers) who work or have worked in this field to seek media coverage about how it is MEANT to work.

(15) We should not hesitate to use the law to protect a loved one who needs it, for the duration of their need.

It can save their life, and others.

Some places have better laws than others do. Even with the best laws, it is still a harrowing process.

(16) In some tweets within my other thread I make the case for why it is in everybody's interests to raise awareness and then debate the adult guardianship laws in our own jurisdictions:

https://twitter.com/FreedomFriesInc/status/1410541898666631171

(17) Britney Spears has been used and abused by the people around her for her whole life.

I often write about other celebs, who died because of poor career management decisions on their or their families' part. Tom Petty is an example:

https://twitter.com/FreedomFriesInc/status/954515169618542592

(18) And at this link you can find a bunch of other cases touching on celebs and mental health and substance addiction:

https://twitter.com/FreedomFriesInc/status/1378562767314067456

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Russell Brand is absolutely right IMO:

(19) Right now there's a CA judge forcing a 39 year old woman to remain trapped under the control of the man who has abused her for her whole life, & exploits her for money.

I think she may need the protection of (trustworthy) conservators, incl. protection from her abuser.