Judge orders release of man convicted while his public defender was handcuffed

[Mister_Eppy]

[anon55609254]

@johnd

This is what happens when you elect your judges; you get the same type of arsehole who get elected to sit in your legislature.

@TheRizz

The problem is, if you don’t elect the judges, then they’re appointed. And guess who appoints them - people who were elected to some other office.

Maybe they need to be more easily removed. Would that help? Of course, then you have the problem of “By whom?”

[nimelennar]

The defendant had already been convicted, and the judge had already determined the sentence, and was merely reading his decision aloud. In theory, there was nothing that the defense could present to change the judge’s mind.

That said, I agree that at no time should a defendant be without representation in the legal system, even when there’s “nothing they could do.”

[NickSay]

Thank you for clarifying that (I should have RTFA)

[crenquis]

@thaumatechnicia

have a suspicion that when regular people elect judges, they usually make the wrong choices. When the judges are selected by a panel of experts, on the other hand, they usually make good choices.

I base my vote on Bar Association recommendations among other sources… So, hopefully I’m doing ok

[anon26940528]

@anon41977465

combat by vampire!

Vampire by Joss Whedon!

[thirdworldtaxi]

@Mindysan33

Cersei

The Tony Soprano of the 2010’s.

[anotherone]

[Mindysan33]