How can this vile man call himself a father?

I was very pleased to read your story about an abusive man who had been stripped of his parental rights because of his conduct over his son, who has autism.

The man repeatedly called the six-year-old retarded and took delight in how his former partner, the child’s mother, was struggling to cope with him, and asserted that his income would always remain below the threshold for maintenance payments. It’s hard to believe a man could be so cruel and manipulative. Hopefully one day someone will treat him as badly as he has treated his family. They are well shot of him.