Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/01/23/god-told-judge-to-tell-jury-th.html
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Someone needs to look in to what might cause a judge to want to let a sex trafficker go free.
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WTF !!! …oh, right Texas. I understand now.
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How does someone who clearly has no understanding of the First Amendment or the role of a judge in jury trial get this position?
[ETA: ah, elected judge and Texas. Understood]
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I’ve always found it a little weird that some states (like Texas) elect judges, rather than the judges being appointed. In this case, the judge ran unopposed in 2014. I would be a little depressing if he wins in 2018 as well. (Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Jack_Robison)
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Isn’t claiming that God spoke to you considered heresy, if not blasphemy?
@gracchus: Elections.
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God: “You misunderstood me, I said ‘let the jury be’, not, ‘let this man go free’” >:-|
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He needs to be immediately dismissed from the bench, and probably frog-marched into a psychiatric facility.
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The only difference between Christian theocrats we are told to embrace and the Islamic theocrats we are told to fear is the outfits.
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Boy this is a strange one. At least he recused himself.
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See also: recent Alabama Supreme Court history
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At a bare minimum I think most people would hear someone say god talked to them and go, “Oh, you mean figuratively right? Like you mulled it over a bunch and came to a decision? Wait, unless you “literally” heard god in which case you should be considered incompetent and be removed from the bench as any adult that pulls that kind of sh*t has some problems that need to get worked out”
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Naw, hearing voices isn’t incompetence. It’s mental illness.
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I clicked just to check to see if it was Texas. At least it’s a localized infection still.
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Why didn’t gawd speak directly to the jurors?
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The odd twist is one would think with a name like Perez and in Texas, the Judge would have suggested to find the person guilty.
At any rate, that Judge needs to be removed. Period.
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Police who can give themselves “Get out of jail” coupons, judges who follow imaginary commands from god instead of the law … yeah everything seems normal in the UAE … sorry I meant USA.
Rule of law is totally overrated anyhow.
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My question exactly!
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