Don_Dickle to Today I [email protected]English • 1 month agoTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroompeople.howstuffworks.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down118
arrow-up1297arrow-down1external-linkTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroompeople.howstuffworks.comDon_Dickle to Today I [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish29•1 month agoI think that’s intentional. It proves their dominance. I mean you have to go to them and they are wearing something very silly and you have to pretend it’s not silly, and if you don’t they will harm you somehow.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 month agoLaugh at a lawyer wearing a wig, and they will come to your house at night and cut you!
minus-square@CouldntCareBearlinkEnglish4•1 month agoJust some good ol’ oppression of the prol’s through class.
I think that’s intentional. It proves their dominance. I mean you have to go to them and they are wearing something very silly and you have to pretend it’s not silly, and if you don’t they will harm you somehow.
Laugh at a lawyer wearing a wig, and they will come to your house at night and cut you!
Just some good ol’ oppression of the prol’s through class.