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By Glenn Campbell
Webmaster, FamilyCourtChronicles.com, 5/22/06
I am grateful for this opportunity to "clear the air" regarding my credentials. There are those who say that I have no qualifications for dealing with Family Court or child welfare issues in Clark County. Normally, I would not dignify these charges with a reply, but it seems clear that my opponents intend to make an issue of my background and integrity. I have no need to prove myself to these naysayers and negativists, but I can see that the abused and neglected children of the county are being further hurt by this controversy, so I am reluctantly responding.
Some people claim that I have no training in law. Well, the photo above ought to lay this issue to rest. I think the evidence speaks for itself. I challenge any photographic expert to say this picture is a fake. Of course, there are some critics who won't be appeased. Where's my diploma? they'll say. These people will never be satisfied. If I provide my diploma, they'll say it's a fake, too.
To say I didn't go to Harvard is an insult not just to me, but to everyone who went there. A Harvard education doesn't come cheap, and it isn't easy. You work hard, fulfilling all the requirements, and what do you get in the end? You get some armchair critic who never set foot in Harvard Square saying you never went there.
I could run around all day long trying to assemble evidence to appease these critics, but what's the point? I am not going to spend any more time on this, because it takes me away from my work for the children.
For me, Harvard was a rewarding experience, but also distressing. I learned how to assemble evidence and lay out a logical argument, but there was a side of my soul that wasn't being nurtured. By the time I was done at Harvard Law, I realized that I didn't want to be a lawyer. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to be, but I knew I had to be more involved in culture and the arts. I didn't want to just defend the law. I wanted to make a difference in the world.
After Harvard, I spent some time at the Sorbonne in Paris (photo above). It was, for me, a time of reflection. The Left Bank scene was very vibrant. I would sit in sidewalk cafes and discuss philosophy with some of Europe's greatest thinkers. What is the meaning of life? What is consciousness? How does the egocentric "I" relate itself to the world at large? I blew a couple of gaskets just thinking about these things.
In the end, however, the overriding considerations were practical. Daddy wasn't going to keep paying for this, so I needed a job.
I became a writer in Hollywood. You have no doubt seen my work on the screen, but I am too modest to discuss it. (Mostly, I wrote under a pen name.)
Hollywood was lucrative, but not fulfilling. Frankly, I felt used by the system. Hollywood is all about appealing to the lowest common denominator in society. The thrill of having a MAJOR A-LIST STAR recite my words faded quickly. All the wild parties and glittery functions, such as the ACADEMY AWARDS, became tiresome. Many important producers and agents wanted me over for dinner, and I did my best to comply, until I realized that I would be the main course.
I came to Las Vegas to escape the fakery and facade of L.A. (There's none of that in Las Vegas.) Some may call Las Vegas provincial, but I am comfortable here. All of the challenges I dealt with in Cambridge, Paris and L.A. can be found here in the Family Court.
I don't claim to be a child welfare "expert". I'm just a guy with a background in law and the arts who has a passion for the issues. I have also met real children on a number of occasions. They are curious little creatures with a developed sense of play who I feel compelled to protect and emulate.
I don't see how my credentials have any bearing on the issues, but I hope that the information above will assuage my critics. To those who are not satisfied, I have done what I can. I will not descend into the muck with them by responding any further.
There is nothing to be gained by turning child welfare into a battlefield of personal slander. We don't need to be making unsubstantiated accusations and resorting to character assassination — which is what my detractors are trying to do. To serve abused and neglected children, we adults need to set aside our petty differences and work together.
Working together toward a common goal, we can make a difference to the children of Clark County — maybe even a difference that matters.™
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