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Probably, Macmeal, but a major aspect of leadership is the ability to do what you believe to be correct and ignore the media. Tougher to do in the age of the internet, but still an admirable quality for a person in an authoritative position.
Your interpretation of the story is very different from mine. And I believe what he did was acceptable, and in support of an objective I consider laudable.
agreed. Although the sheriff's deputy had it even more laudable.
Here's another thought. If I were white and was the victim of a violent crime, and if the person(s) responsible for that crime were black, would I ever even hope to get justice from a racist black judge?
Screaming racist was my initial reaction too. I didn't read the article, but saw an interview with the good judge on TV last night. The actual content of the judge's message wasn't to promote hatred towards whites, it was actually the opposite. It was someone in the black community trying to make young blacks take responsibilty for themselves rather than playing the blame game. We need more judges like this, who blame the criminal, not the criminal's circumstances. He may have gone about it in the wrong way, but the message was absolutely what needed to be heard.
I can understand where the judge was coming from, but in today's world of equally he just can't do it. What if it were a white judge who ordered black lawyers out of the courtroom, because he felt like white youths would better understand where he was coming from? It would turn into a national media story.
Saddly, in modern times perception is more important than reality. As mentioned before, had this situation been reversed and a white judge had cleared the room of blacks it would not have mattered what was said or why.
My question is what kind of punishment did he hand out after his lecture?? I have no problem with what he did as long as it's just part of his sentencing of these criminals.
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