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Teen girl sues Detroit judge who detained her after she fell asleep in courtroom (www.freep.com)
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The teen girl without a permanent home who was forced to don jail garb, wear handcuffs and ask for mercy after falling asleep in a courtroom is suing the Detroit judge who had her taken into custody.

Eva Goodman, 15, and her mother filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan against 36th District Judge Kenneth King. They allege he violated the teen's civil rights, arguing King acted outside the scope of his judicial authority when he detained her, yelled at her and threatened her with jail time.

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[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 323 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That judge should clearly have been removed from the bench, instead of just being asked to attend some sort of behavior class with pay. The usual slap on the wrist with a feather for the privileged.
He clearly lacks a sense of scope, and limitation to his powers. And apparently has extreme views on punishment for nothing burgers that aren't even illegal. He also has a complete lack of empathy and understanding how strongly punishment can influence a person, especially a young person, and especially a person being punished harshly despite doing no harm.
He is completely unfit to be a judge.

I hope the girl wins her lawsuit, and the judge will receive some true punishment through that.

[-] forrcaho@lemmy.world 242 points 3 months ago

... and his past cases need to be reviewed. Is someone serving 10x the usual jail sentence for some infraction because of this judge? Probably.

[-] Poayjay@lemmy.world 126 points 3 months ago

Whenever I hear about a shitty judge, DA, or cop that’s where my mind jumps immediately. Once one of these people have their judgment or integrity called into question, every case they had any involvement in should also be questioned.

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

Fuck that would be nice to have a review department who's sole purpose is to go over the past history once something is triggered like this. Could even supply it by not buying so many hand-me-downs from the military to further fuel the MIC (military industrial complex), which I've never once heard a conservative discussion bringing up the cost/effectiveness of a tank in a small county. I guess a better tag-line would've been "Funds for Justice" during the protests.

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 226 points 3 months ago

Donald Trump fell asleep in his own trial, nothing

Teen girl fell asleep as an observer in a trial, jail

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 147 points 3 months ago

she was asleep while black though

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 64 points 3 months ago

And poor. And homeless. Definitely a menace to society.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

isn't the judge African American, too ?

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

that doesn't change much. black cops also can be racist against black people. they're part of a racist structure.

[-] zerog_bandit@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Some of the most virulently racist people I've met have been African American. Even against other African Americans.

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[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

There wasn't even a trial going on it was just a field trip.

[-] einlander@lemmy.world 211 points 3 months ago

She was on a field trip and not scheduled to be in court. He just reached out into the crowd and just sent her to jail because his feelings were hurt.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 112 points 3 months ago

Judges are always soft bitches when people don't treat them better than the average person for wearing fucking bathrobes in public.

Guess what judges, you're a naked loser underneath those robes, just like the rest of us, you sad soft pieces of shit.

[-] Artemis@lemmy.ml 193 points 3 months ago

This girl is also temporarily homeless, which is why she was so tired. Adds a whole extra level to this...

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago

Well this lawsuit should help her get hers back.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 13 points 3 months ago

Let there be justice

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 183 points 3 months ago

From one of the linked articles:

"Eva Goodman, 15, attended King's court earlier this week with a nonprofit on a field trip."

I'm guessing that non-profit is done exposing kids to courtrooms now even as simple observers.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 86 points 3 months ago

"Let's learn how the justice system works in the US!"

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 63 points 3 months ago

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[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Funny, but nobody was murdered. So, it's a light intro, no more.

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[-] MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 138 points 3 months ago

If that judge is so concerned about her sleep then he can buy her a house. She'll sleep much better having a bedroom.

[-] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago

But he already offered to "Mentor" her personally while being interviewed after the incident, what more do you want from this guy?! /s

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[-] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Oh he will

[-] daq@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 3 months ago

You mean we will, right? I'm sure he's protected the same way cops are so taxes will be used to pay for judge's mistakes while he continues to be a piece of shit without any repercussions.

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 136 points 3 months ago

Previously:

https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/just-awful-mom-of-teen-who-was-placed-in-handcuffs-by-detroit-judge-on-field-trip-breaks-silence/

King said he reached out to the family to help mentor Goodman, the family says they’re not interested.

This guy is so bad at damage control it's hilarious.

Fuck him, I'm glad they're going all in on this loser fuck.

[-] blazera@lemmy.world 132 points 3 months ago

Small men try to take respect by force instead of earning it.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 months ago

That's why you always listen to Daddy-Tang:

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Like Carlin said: "respect is earned, not given. Some ~~parents~~ people deserve it, most don't. Moving on."

[-] Annoyed_Crabby 9 points 3 months ago

This summarised so perfectly because his word really just amount to this.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 124 points 3 months ago

But... But he also offered to mentor her. He said it in a really creepy tone.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 102 points 3 months ago

"HI I've shown terrible reasoning and judgment skills, let me teach you about the world."

[-] einlander@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago

Sounds like grooming to me.

[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 120 points 3 months ago

I'm glad she is suing him. It was insane how he doubled down on his actions. There are too many Judges who either racist or insane assholes without any empathy.

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[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 71 points 3 months ago

Those officers should be fired, too. I do security for a living, and I would 100% have not detained her.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 3 months ago

You’re held to a higher standard than most cops, I assure you.

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

So are pizza delivery drivers. And dog groomers. And cashier's. And....

[-] AsherahTheEnd@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

You do security, you're not a cop. Totally different mindset, don't compare yourself to pigs.

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 9 points 3 months ago

don't compare yourself to pigs.

In a good way.

[-] Woht24@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

And you would've 100% lost your job in the lovely free market of the US. I'm not sure what the laws surrounding 'contempt' are in the US, but I'd guess that's what he's charged her with and it's a pretty grey area, so you as a court room bailiff, are not going to be 'investigating' and taking moral stands at work, she likely was the 10th person they've arrested and half of them don't even know why the were radioed to come in and 'assist with an arrest'

The judge is a straight cunt though

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[-] tetrachromacy@lemmy.world 68 points 3 months ago

This a-hole judge should be removed from the bench and fired for this. Or at least forced to undergo the same treatment.

Has this judge even been to court before? If you're not there to sue or be sued(or tried) or to watch someone for a specific reason, then court is boring as hell. Instead of punishing someone who fell asleep, congratulate those who stayed awake - that's far more worthy of notice.

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 38 points 3 months ago

it's time for judges to get a fucking wakeup call. the amount of authority they have in a courtroom feels like the leftover vestiges of the English monarchy that are supposed to technically exist but not actually be exercised

[-] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

They need to be reminded that their authority is a thinly veiled concession. We make toward public order and if they forget and start to think it's about them and "their honour" then they need to feel the savage fury commensurate with unseen suffering they hand out on the daily.

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[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 months ago

Court when rich white guy sleeps: he's just tried, no big deal

Court when young black women sleeps: ARREST THAT MFR

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[-] Aeri@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

I mean, good for her honestly.

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't think they'll pierce his immunity with this one sadly. Judges get absolute immunity that's very hard to bypass vs executive branch officer qualified immunity.

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