Comment by FireBeyond

Comment by FireBeyond 17 hours ago

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Are you talking about Judge Fleischer in Texas?

I do enjoy seeing those (well, I shouldn't).

The prosecutors are given the most absolute trash reports to work with. "Failure to ID, after a traffic stop." "What was the stop for?" "It doesn't say." "So no PC for the stop."

"A caller and said she thought someone was stealing their neighbor's U Haul. A man was observed walking on that street and taken into custody for ..." "For what? Walking while black?"

But no sympathy for the prosecutors either. Garbage reports, but they obviously don't read them pre-hearing, and have plainly become accustomed to judges rubber stamping their PC hearings.

I do like that he doesn't go 'lightly' with the defendants. "You got off lucky this time. You know it, I know it. Do better or it might not go the same next time", and when there is PC or other such, he doesn't put up with any bullshit either.

More judges like him are needed.

drewbeck 15 hours ago

His patronizing tone to the defendants is the one thing I can’t stand about him. Telling some kid who did nothing wrong and was pulled over for no reason “be careful” is bs. What else should the kid do? They already were doing nothing wrong.

  • Ralfp 14 hours ago

    My favorite explanation for this is "Everything you say can and will be used against you. So why talk if you are winning?".

    • FireBeyond 3 hours ago

      He has literally said this. The judge was berating the prosecutor, defendant puts his hand up, "Judge, can I say something?" He looks at him. "Are you winning right now?" "Yeah..." "Then you don't say anything."

  • FireBeyond 3 hours ago

    I don't find them to be that patronizing (actually, the tone I could see as such). But I think it's more "don't give anyone extra reason to come at you". Like he knows, from daily experience, that they will, and he's doing his part. But more "don't be your worst enemy, because the system isn't right and they will try to make your life difficult".