Topic : 07/20 Love, Lies and the Law

What adults do to their children when they are not getting along is shameful and a disgrace. She looked directly at him with each accusation while he mostly avoided eye contact. I believe that most policemen by nature of the job learn how to be controlling and do know how to manipulate situations to get their way. I have known quite a few people in law enforcement and they do get help from their peers in order to hide facts and get what they want. I do agree that she should not have punished her son for getting the recorder for the father but on the other hand I can understand the pressure she is under. When dealing with someone in his position , one could feel like a pin ball, just bumping around not being able to accomplish anything. I hope they can get help and quit putting their children through this horror. My gut instinct says he is a violent, controlling and manipulative person and will stop at almost nothing to get what he wants and try to prove her unfit as a mother so he gets custody of the children to punish her. 

You can see it in his eyes and voice...........she has been made to look bad......I have been in her place.......the authorities cover each others butts........they will cover for him.......just like Dr.s do.  I feel for her........he is sitting there saying I am wrong and he thinks it's awesome that it came out on TV..........Dr Phil you fell for it just like he wanted you to. Help Her!!!!!!!!!! 

First off, I would like to say that I do not support the husband in any way shape or form. His overall manner made me uneasy, and it is apparent he has anger issues. 

With this said however, I'm not entirely sold on Sinden's story - specifically the accumulated police reports. Like a previous lady stated, Dr. Phil usually does his homework. He usually has access to police reports, he reviews them, and comments on them. The fact she had apparently two years of accumulated police reports (and she was apparently satisfied with what they said so that discounts any police bias regarding these reports at least) and they were not addressed on the show left me wondering. Just because a police report is made does not mean it is immediately valid. 

So with this question in mind, I cannot honestly take a side. We all watch Dr. Phil for his brutal honesty, and if this guy was totally to blame, I've no doubt Dr. Phil would've ripped into him. I believe there was a lot more to this issue we didn't get the opportunity to hear. 

Hopefully, if he is as violent as she says, Sinden takes Dr. Phil's offer of security. Most of all, I sincerely hope that some help is given to those poor kids. I can only imagine what they have gone through by the hands of both parents. 

Having dated a fireman/EMT who had A LOT of friends on the police force, I believe her when she says he abuses his power as an officer. They do know how to set people up , very well, and if you're the one being set up then you can't really go to the auhorities because most of the time they won't believe you. He's been an officer for a long time and probably has many connections not only in the police department but maybe even in the court system as well. I feel sorry for her and I hope she gets her kids and gets the hell away from this guy.  

I lived with a man just like this for years the only difference is his name and alcohol was involved .  I'm 65 years old now but watching this show has brought the fear I had and my children had back to my mind. 

This man is lying through his teeth.  Dr Phil look in his eyes, he is so smug. 

 I stayed, then divorced, and after two years remarried, then two years later divorced again. No one saw his anger.  He was a joy at work and most everywhere else, but when the front door closed I paid for whatever he thought was good for me.   

And I believe his buddies and the police station IS protecting him. 

In those years, the police could not even enter the doorway if it was only a domestic dispute.  My children would call the cops and by the time they got to the house, he had  changed and was the picture of niceness and told them they could not come in the house. 

When I finally left and took my three daughters I was a wreck.  I managed to raise three wonderful girls with my parents help.  They are married with children of their own.   

To the Jim and Sinda 

You have adorable children. Unfortunately, your both damaging them to a point where they most likely will never recover ,emotionally. They'll live their lives and survive the best they can....but when they do grow older, when they do have the opportunity to leave home, they will....and most likely they'll not come back!  They'll spend much of their adult lives in therapy because of what the two of you have done. I suppose this is what you want. Otherwise you'de behave more like parents and less like selfish adults who are so messed up that it will take the best of the best of therapy just to straighten out your sick way's of thinking.  

Making the concious decision to purposely ruin the lives of two innocent children should be against the law. I hope CPS see's this show and gets involved.