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Anonymous wrote:Former prosecutor and defense attorney here - not a funny thing especially for those who work in the system and their loved ones, that judge probably has kids y'all. Just imagine how they feel?
I left the practice of criminal law for many reasons, largely having to do with the brokenness and corruption I saw in the system - and that was across several jurisdictions between law school, summer clerkships, and professional positions in four different states over four regions of the country.
People typically think about cops and firefighters when they think about public servants in harm's way, but prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys and family law attorneys have all been murdered in this country related directly to their work. Some have lost family members instead, like the federal judge in NY whose only son was murdered by a crazed men's rights litigant in her court. And attorneys are assaulted far too frequently, sometimes in court and sometimes in jail meeting rooms. I was stalked by a client who was an unmedicated violent schizophrenic with a history of battering women - it was very unsettling when police brought me the evidence of his behavior of which I was not aware, I thought we had a good working relationship.
I didn't even think to laugh, big jump or not. I wonder how y'all would feel if the video showed a victim doing a job like yours being violently attacked?
Another lawyer here.
This was obviously a scary incident, but the real issue is that many, many people lack impulse control and are prone to violent reactions.
That’s not limited to courtrooms.
These violent people are everywhere and they have violent outbursts everywhere.
Children aren’t being raised in loving environments or taught how to behave or resolve conflict.
The guy is a violent thug. He can’t live peacefully in the wild.
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