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rsdsharp

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1. Ha! Our county courthouse does a version of that.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:15 PM

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The areas under the benches are packed with old law books as a barrier the judges can duck behind in case a shooter makes it to the courtroom. The family law courtrooms, on the fourth floor, also have nets outside the windows behind the bench so the judges can jump, if necessary.

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