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Texas judge orders electric shocks for uncooperative defendant

cuban smokes said:
the judge ****ed up; the defendant should not have to face a second trial ........... talk to the judge ..............
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That's dumb. He gets a re trial like anyone else.
 
leekohler2 said:
Nope, and I never said that. I already told you what I meant. Lots of idiots have been emboldened since Trump's election.

Did you miss what happened in Charlottesville?
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Ok. So there were no idiots doing idiotic things before Trump? Charlottesville was different because the accusation is Trump has emboldened racists, because he is a racist.

Was the judge a racist? Does Trump approve of shocking people like that? Is that how the judge is emboldened?

It just makes people look silly to bring up and blame Trump for something so unrelated to him.
 
holbritter said:
Sounds like they needed him to answer questions. Can't do that from outside the court room. Should have thrown his ass back in a holding cell with Bubba and took a break.
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My guess is that the judge wanted to keep things moving. The guy was holding up the trial and the judge decided to choose a more expedient method of coercion than cooling his heels in lock up. That just amounted to avoidance for the defendant...not compliance.
 
holbritter said:
Sounds like they needed him to answer questions. Can't do that from outside the court room. Should have thrown his ass back in a holding cell with Bubba and took a break.
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He has a right to claim the fifth and yes, they can do a video teleconference to a room where he would be kept. There was no need for this and the judge and bailiff should be reprimanded and/or fired. They had a clear precedence of when to use the shock belt (i.e. defendant being violent) and just used it because they were annoyed. If I used shock treatment against everyone I found annoying someone's electric bill would go up.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Texas judge orders electric shocks for uncooperative defendant



50,000 volts is essentially being Tased in a courtroom. In similar situations, a disruptive defendant is usually removed and shackled inside a holding room where s/he can view and hear the court proceeding via a video feed.

Related: What Does 50,000 Volts From a Taser Do to Your Brain?
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The Appeals Court acted correctly in overturning the verdict and ordering a new trial.

The Judge acted incorrectly in ordering the shocking and should be disciplined.

The Sheriff acted incorrectly in carrying out an order that they knew (or ought reasonably to have known) was illegal and should be disciplined.

The fact that the Victim has to undergo the stresses involved in a second trial cannot be blamed on the Defendant, but only on the Judge and Sheriff.

A sharp lawyer could advance a case that the Victim suffered severe emotional trauma because of the illegal acts of the Defendant Judge and Defendant Sheriff when they knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that their actions were likely to cause the vacating of the original trial process and thereby require the Plaintiff Victim to have to undergo the emotional stresses of a second trial. (Don't be surprised if a Statement of Claim to that effect is already in the process of being drawn up. [Don't be surprised to see the State of Texas and the County where the trial was held being added as defendants on the basis that "the Principal is liable for the acts of their Agents.])
 
Peter King said:
Something did happen, the verdict was set aside/destroyed.

Now a new trial has to be held, everybody has to re-take the stand, the victim gets victimized again but this time by some stupid ass judge and a moronic fool who did the actual shocking of the prisoner.

Now the poor girl has to go through the entire process of a trial again because some dumbass judge went too far and shocked the suspect.

This judge needs to be struck off and removed from the bench forever and ever.
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Convicted in 14, overturned in 18, did no one on the Bar just ignore this behavior?
And yet he is still on the Bench. As he is elected, if removed, he will no doubt be reelected.
 
JANFU said:
Convicted in 14, overturned in 18, did no one on the Bar just ignore this behavior?
And yet he is still on the Bench. As he is elected, if removed, he will no doubt be reelected.
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Just like Roy Moore.
 
leekohler2 said:
Just like Roy Moore.
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Yeah read he is crying he needs money as he is being sued.
Also may have legal issues with the iRS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/inve...31ab9c-b042-11e7-99c6-46bdf7f6f8ba_story.html

The Alabama charity once led by Senate candidate Roy Moore did not report to the Internal Revenue Service that in 2011 it guaranteed him $498,000 in back pay, according to an income report provided to The Washington Post by the charity itself.

Five tax law and accounting specialists said it appears the guaranteed payment should have been reported as compensation, a disclosure that would have triggered a federal tax bill of more than $100,000.
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Grand Mal said:
Shades of the Inquisition! What's the next step, take him to the basement and show him the instruments of torture?
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This judge has a long history of being an ass, but no one runs against him so he continues to be elected. They need to get rid of him asap.
 
Rogue Valley said:
Texas judge orders electric shocks for uncooperative defendant



50,000 volts is essentially being Tased in a courtroom. In similar situations, a disruptive defendant is usually removed and shackled inside a holding room where s/he can view and hear the court proceeding via a video feed.

Related: What Does 50,000 Volts From a Taser Do to Your Brain?
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Greetings, Rogue Valley. :2wave:

This story was very distressing to read! Why does it seem that lately we are trying to mimic another bad habit common in a third world country! That's not us! If the man had died from being repeatedly shocked, is the judge a murderer, or an accomplice, or how would they explain it? :afraid:
 
Rogue Valley said:
Texas judge orders electric shocks for uncooperative defendant



50,000 volts is essentially being Tased in a courtroom. In similar situations, a disruptive defendant is usually removed and shackled inside a holding room where s/he can view and hear the court proceeding via a video feed.

Related: What Does 50,000 Volts From a Taser Do to Your Brain?
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Soliciting sex from a minor? And he isn’t cooperating? Let’s strap his ass down and light him up. ****in pedos.
 
cuban smokes said:
the judge ****ed up; the defendant should not have to face a second trial ........... talk to the judge ..............
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It should be a mistrial with the prosecution deciding on a new one... after the judge and bailiff are jailed awaiting their trials.
 
JANFU said:
Convicted in 14, overturned in 18, did no one on the Bar just ignore this behavior?
And yet he is still on the Bench. As he is elected, if removed, he will no doubt be reelected.
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Yeah, it is disgraceful that it took 4 years to expose the behavior of the judge and it should not be possible for judges who get removed for dereliction of duty/disgracing the office of judges to be reelected, such people should be automatically disqualified.
 
Peter King said:
Yeah, it is disgraceful that it took 4 years to expose the behavior of the judge and it should not be possible for judges who get removed for dereliction of duty/disgracing the office of judges to be reelected, such people should be automatically disqualified.
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Judges should not be elected in the first place. it's about the dumbest idea to run a judicial system that way.
 
poweRob said:
Judges should not be elected in the first place. it's about the dumbest idea to run a judicial system that way.
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That is the truth, we do not have elected judges, people here are chosen to uphold the law and decide guilt/innocence and the appropriate punishment if found guilty. They should not be or act like politicians who have to be brutish to carry favor with people who are more interested in an eye for an eye than giving the appropriate punishment.
 
leekohler2 said:
Welcome to Trump's America! MAGA! :roll:
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Welcome to TDS Land, where any negative story can be laid at the feet of the President by the TDS sufferers who just can't wrap their brain around the fact that not everything bad that happens in the President's fault.

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poweRob said:
Judges should not be elected in the first place. it's about the dumbest idea to run a judicial system that way.
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Yep. I never understood electing either judges or sheriffs. Both positions should be filled via an objective system that puts the most qualified person into the position. Basically, start with a list of minimum requirements that must be met in order to even get on the list of candidates and then start weeding out people based on things like depth of training/education, experience, accuracy in judgement, etc. until you have the best candidate possible.
 
Peter King said:
Yeah, it is disgraceful that it took 4 years to expose the behavior of the judge and it should not be possible for judges who get removed for dereliction of duty/disgracing the office of judges to be reelected, such people should be automatically disqualified.
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Sad but I can say I do not think it would happen in my country. If it did, Judge would be removed and whoever else was involved in would be charged and sued.
 
holbritter said:
You want to set free a child predator?
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The judge opened the door to a dismissal of the case.

What is wrong with conservatives these days? When I was young, conservatism meant something. Conservatives of yesteryear believed that torturing prisoners was only what the Communists did. It's repugnant that we are even debating the merits of torture.
 
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