American writer and professor Sam Keen once said,
"We come to love not by finding a perfect person,
but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."
Hello and welcome to<i> Case Closed.</i>
This happens to all of us at the beginning of a relationship.
We see perfection in the imperfect person.
And vice versa.
Let's welcome out our first case.
Please bring out the litigants.
My dad has to understand that I make my own choices.
I'll fall for and sleep with whomever I want.
I won't let that pedophile defile my daughter!
I'll kill him before he does!
Hello.
Hello, ma'am.
How old are you?
16.
-And you're her father. -Yes.
You gave her permission to come here and sue you.
Yes, I gave her permission
so she could start to learn about life.
Okay.
and what you demand to settle this case.
Good afternoon.
I'm here to sue my father
because I want to be emancipated.
I want to get married.
He's against that.
I work, I go to school,
and I think I'm mature enough to be emancipated.
He doesn't agree with me and can't make peace with me.
I'll explain.
We came to this country six years ago.
Okay.
We camewe stayedcountry and never charged us anything.n
He always helped us.
We never paid rent, electricity, or anything.
We were with that man for a year.
Then, we left.
It's always been just him and me.
My mother is in our country with my sister.
Only
Okay.ent.
I saw that my dad needed help.
I've helped him since I was ten years old.
I clean, I do laundry, I cook.
He eats as soon as he
Is what's she's saying true?
Yes, ma'am.
I've raised her
to have responsibilities at home as well.
None of that ever bothered me.
My dad needed help so I helped him.
Once I was old enough to work,
I sIt was fine at first,job.
but then it started conflicting with my school schedule.
and that he could hire me.
-Great. -I thought it was perfect.
-Great. -I like it a lot, so I went.
He likes to read -I thougand write.perfect.
I didn't mean to.
His personality, his way of being,
the way he treated me.
It wasn't the same as boys my age who only want one thing.
I don't know. They're very immature.
She thinks she's a grown woman.
This is your fiancé. You want to marry this man.
Yes, ma'am.
How old is this man?
50.
He's her boyfriend and grandfather.
That's what's going on.
She's got a minimum wage job and thinks she's set.
Come here...
Look...
Yes.
I told my dad because we've always been close.
When I told him, he turned into an ogre.
He almost killed me too.
That's when he started controlling me.
I've been very mature since I was ten.
I've always worked.
The only reason you want to be emancipated
is so you can marry this man.
My dad won't even let me work anymore.
I can't go out.
I can only go to school and then straight back home,
like a five-year-old.
I already passed that stage a long time ago.
The pervert brainwashed her.
She's just a girl.
What does she know about love or marriage?
She's only 16.
It's my duty as a parent to help her understand
that you can't run off with the first person you fall for,
especially not some sicko like that guy.
He's a pedophile who's brainwashing her.
He's offering her money...
-Not true! -...and citizenship.
Ma'am, dignity and self-respect are worth much more
than any amount of money.
I've raised her to live a dignified life.
-Do you know this man? -Yes, ma'am.
We've been friends for years.
We've known each other for a very long time.
He's never done anything inappropriate, though.
No, ma'am. Let's take a break.
Not even when I started working for him.She didn't .
-She wanted to stay. -Yes.
We have two daughters.
She wanted to ask the girls who wanted to come with me.
Amanda wanted to come. We've always gotten along great.
My wife stayed with my younger daughter.
Okay, so...
aside from the obvious, what else bothers you?
technology is very helpful,
and as a result he became disabled.
Due to all the physical limitations,
these types of people's minds run extra hard
and the consequences can be perverse.
I don't want my daughter
to end up in a situation like this with this man.
Like what?
For example, as a tool to satisfy this man sexually
through his mind since heOr worse yet, s body.
I don't want her to be involved in that.
Unfortunately, these types of people are sick in the head.
-I do. -I have two.
Is your boyfriend here?
Yes, ma'am.
Let's meet him.
Good afternoon.
What's your name?
-Santiago. -Lowlife! His name is Lowlife.
Santiago.
-Can you be respectful? -Hello, Santiago.
I'm fine, ma'am.
Tell me about this relationship.
As your heard...
Before anything, what happened to you?
I was in a car accident.
I injured the L1 and L2 vertebrae in my spine.
I have limited mobility.
I obviously require assistance.
I understand.
Do you have any feeling from the waist down?
Yes, I can move around.
Oh, you can move your legs.
Yes.
You have some mobility.
Yes.
Sexually...
can you function?
Yes, I have a normal life.
You can have a normal erection.
Yes.
-Normally? -Yes.
He's a freak of nature!
I only injured the L1 and L2 vertebrae.
How did your relationship with this girl begin?
Are you in love with this girl?
To be honest, yes.
I've been in this wheelchair for four years already.
So?
So she's made me feel what no one else has.
I've been stuck in a cycle,
and all I can do is give her the support I'm giving her.
She doesn't need your support. She went to your house to work.
Let him speak, Dad.
I mean emotionally and financially.
So she can go to school and have a life here in this country.
It's hard here.
I'm just offering her support.
She's a good person
and that's what's drawn me to her.
Have you ever been in romantic situations?
Do you kiss?
Normal things.
-What's that supposed to mean? -Yes, ma'am, we've kissed.
Have you been intimate?
-No. -We haven't had sex.
How do you plan to lose your virginity?
-With a finger? -That's none of your business!
Dad, didn't you hear?
The man can have erections.
He stinks.
Let's bring in the plaintiff's second witness, please.
He's not disabled in that area.
He's misinformed.
You're the one who's misinformed!
-He's not. -If scientists...
What are you...?
Who is she?
Your name?
Hello, ma'am, I'm Dayana, Amanda's mother.
Your mother?
-Yes. -Your mother came.
She just thinks she hit the jackpot with this thing.
He's always so offensive.
All I've wanted to do is help him and I am.
We don't need your help!
Hold on. Why are you here?
When we separated six years ago,
she decided to go with her father.
I stayed behind with her sister who wanted to stay with me.
I'm here today thanks to this man.
Aside from his condition, to slove has no age.er.
another maternal figure He's just afraid that she'll stop doing things for hig
into my home, so as to not affect
the way I'm trying to raise my daughter.
Thankfully, she's learned that you have to work hard in life.
What happened between you two?
-She's likes the good life. -Tell your story, Mom.
He's bitter and uptight.
He wanted me to be locked up at home all day.
I couldn't work. I couldn't breathe.
I was always taking care of the girls.
Is he older than you?
Two years.
-Only two? -Yes, but it seems like 20.
Yes, it seems like more.
That's why he's never been with anyone seriously.
If he was in a serious relationship,
there wouldn't be a problem.
Bring in the defendant's witness.
She wants to live a party life with her friends
at the casino while I was at home taking care of the girls.
-You're such a liar! -That's not right.
Then I'm the bad guy for trying to teach my family values.
You're not the bad guy.
Good afternoon.
-Hello. -What's your name?
Jonhy.
Who are you?
I'm the defendant's witness.
I don't know if I can even call him a father,
but this man used to be my father.
I was also...
He's your son?
I'm here to say everything I know and to support Mr. Joel.
How old are you?
18.
I was in the living room one day,
doing normal teenager things,
when I heard a noise coming from the bedroom.
I thought it was strange and got worried,
so I went upstairs.
When I opened the door I was surprised and heartbroken.
She was on top of this man.
He was completely naked. They were both naked.
You touched my daughter, you animal?
Did you touch my daughter?
Joel!
If I find out you touched my daughter, you're dead meat.
Make no mistake!
-Joel... -Make no mistake!
I've respected your entire family.
Shut up, you brat!
Look at the mess we're in because your being slutty!
-Joel! -Show some respect!
I've been locked up at home
and because I go out once I'm slutty!
He's always like that.
You're taking advantage!
Okay!
Hey, calm down!
What else happened?
I opened the door and they saw me.
I was shocked. I didn't know what to do.
I thought everything was going well with her.
I loved her.
I never came back.
I left with a friend.
I'm close to graduating and leaving to college.
I don't want to depend on this man anymore.
Like I said, he's not my father.
What did he do to you?
He was with my girlfriend.
How could he do that to me?
Did you explain things to him?
I told him.
All he did was play video games. He didn't pay attention to her.
And you took advantage to brainwash her.
Things just happened on their own, ma'am.
You brainwashed her! Sick pig!
He never helped me, so I had to pay someone.
You never asked me for help! You were always yelling!
We don't need to ask for help.
It's obvious what your father needs.
I'm not paying her to get naked.
Okay!
Bring in Dr. Madeline Hernandez.
I would go to your house
and all you would do was play video games.
-Excuse me? -I'd help him.
You ignored me whenever I'd come over.
Okay...
Ma'am...
That's just life.
Do you think this is completely crazy
or that it could be something nice for both?
I don't think it can be a nice experience
for the girl specifically.
She's going through a very important developmental stage
and if you think about it, she's burning right through it.
She's only 16.
She has to go through certain experiences.
She's being blinded by his maturity
and by this experience with this man.
We know there are many psychological needs
during this stage.
We see this in schools when girls fall in love
with their male teachers.
There's admiration of their maturity.
There doesn't necessarily need to be conflict with the father.
The father might be very present.
However, we do know that there are certain needs
during this stage and they're not always dealt with
in the best way.
I find the age difference to be too big.
We know that relationships at this age almost never last.
They're very short.
It's almost always infatuation, which is different from love.
I'm sure he knows that.
I know, ma'am.
He knows.
If I only have two or three years left, I want to be happy.
You have about ten minutes left.
His motives are different from hers.
He makes threats all day long.
Okay.
My ruling.
Two years.
you can continue to be in a relationship for two more years
until you're an adult and can decide
that you truly want to marry this man and be his wife.
I don't think you need to be emancipated
because you have the support of a beautiful family.
As bitter as your father may be,
I think he's an admirable, loving man
who truly loves you and wants what's best for you.
I feel the same way about Santiago.
He's your other father.
He's her great grandfather.
Your father-boyfriend,
who will teach you beautiful, sublime, and sexy things.
What do I know? In due time, though.
In due time.
If your relationship is truly sincere,
it'll last two more years and you can consummate it then.
However, I find it to be a nice love story.
I truly do.
Thank you for coming.
I deny your claim. That's final.
Case closed!
give respect to get respect, Thanks for joining me. you. I deny your claim. That's final.
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