A teenager on a field trip to see a Detroit court ended up in jail clothes and handcuffs because a judge said he didn’t like her attitude.

The teen was seeing King’s court as part of a visit organized by The Greening of Detroit, a nonprofit environmental group. During the visit, King noticed the girl falling asleep, WXYZ reported.

    • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I essentially feel that way about every judge. The power to choose other people’s fates goes to anyone’s head, no exceptions.

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        3 months ago

        What would happen if the lower level judges had very limited terms (1 year?) with term limits?

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          3 months ago

          You would have a bunch of incompetent judges. I say create a test and test them vigorously every year. If they fail, they come off the bench.

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            3 months ago

            Oh, i like this idea.

            If we had enough incentive to be a judge for a year, i think that there would be a lot of competent volunteers. I try to be an optimist, but it hardly works out.