http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:51:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-29329 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:22:54 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-29329 [...] Let’s be honest: these novel punishments are designed primarily to get notoriety for the judges and not to succeed in any meaningful reform for offenders. The media and the public love the stories. The elected judge receives badly needed press — free of charge. This trend, however, is ruining our court system as judges act like little Caesars, toying with citizens to make them do humiliating or humorous acts. For a prior column, click here. For prior stories, click here. [...]

]]> http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-13065 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:44:08 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-13065 JT, if it is actually proven that this judge did such things, wouldn’t this be considered not just “judicial misconduct” but also a CRIMINAL act? I would hope so! This sounds like simple assault to me, which I believe is a felony offense in most jurisdictions.

]]> http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-13064 Sun, 11 May 2008 13:40:09 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-13064 Jesse, You find this kind of blatant abuse of judicial authority, not to mention the perception of criminal conduct, “funny?” You have a VERY strange sense of humor, and I’ll let it go at that.

]]> http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-504 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:26:56 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/09/05/judge-accused-of-spanking-prisoners/#comment-504 thats funny

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