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MADem

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32. This is apparently standard guidance in commonwealth courtrooms.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 10:06 PM

Nov 2015

I recently attended the trial of an individual whose negligence resulted in the death of a loved one close to me. Those of us who were identified as victim-family-friends were advised ahead of the trial that we weren't to wear any clothing with visual representations or comments about the deceased. For sentencing, though, all bets were off. That kind of thing isn't our style, anyway.

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Judge bans Black Lives Matter clothing from courtroom [View all] applegrove Nov 2015 OP

NO racism in America, remember? randys1 Nov 2015 #1

I don't agree with the judge in this case SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #14

Since when do police have to not wear uniforms? One should never change the rules of the justice applegrove Nov 2015 #2

Just wear them inside out! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #3

No, they need to sue that judge, or whatever to protect their 1st Amendment rights brush Nov 2015 #4

I am sure the ACLU will get involved...but in the short term... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #7

The ACLU can get involved all they want, GGJohn Nov 2015 #11

Agreed. Volaris Nov 2015 #20

Agreed. eom. GGJohn Nov 2015 #21

court rooms should be a neutral space IMO. or would you all like cheerleaders and marching msongs Nov 2015 #5

I agree... chillfactor Nov 2015 #6

I agree to disagree. IMO a judge should not be able to trump First Admendment rights. brush Nov 2015 #10

Judges have to be able to trump First Amendment rights SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #12

Without an efficient and functional Justice System, tho.. Volaris Nov 2015 #22

He should require cops to wear civilian clothes. backscatter712 Nov 2015 #28

The cops are going to wear civilian clothes. It's in the article. MADem Nov 2015 #34

This. I clerked for two trial court judges hifiguy Nov 2015 #16

AMEN! N/T chillfactor Nov 2015 #29

It's a given that free speech rights don't apply in a courtroom SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #8

Most courtrooms ban shorts, halter tops, sandels, GGJohn Nov 2015 #9

White Power shirts are not the same as Black Lives Matter shirts. One is talking about exclusive applegrove Nov 2015 #13

I'm not saying they're the same, GGJohn Nov 2015 #15

And both are equally unacceptable in a courtroom. hifiguy Nov 2015 #17

It doesn't matter SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #18

I agree the judge has every right to do it, but it is wrong. If you have to change what police wear applegrove Nov 2015 #19

No kidding? linuxman Nov 2015 #23

I don't think a shirt saying who you are, means a circus. applegrove Nov 2015 #24

The judge disagrees, GGJohn Nov 2015 #25

It's a political statement, and politicizes a court environment. linuxman Nov 2015 #26

Yup. nt hifiguy Nov 2015 #27

THANK YOU! chillfactor Nov 2015 #30

Yes. 840high Nov 2015 #31

Yes it does. Throd Nov 2015 #35

This is apparently standard guidance in commonwealth courtrooms. MADem Nov 2015 #32

So sorry for your loss. I have not spent more than 10 minutes in a courtroom. I stand corrected. applegrove Nov 2015 #33

We got justice. That's all we could hope for. Can't bring back the dead, sadly. MADem Nov 2015 #36

a courtroom is not an appropriate place for demonstrations Lil Missy Nov 2015 #37