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- Tochi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+31Witness: "Your Honor?"
Judge: "Yes?"
Witness: "You should put the 5 of diamonds on the 6 of spades in the third column." - elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -5/+28I could see why she would. That trial has been going on for WEEKS now. It has to be incredibly boring.
- Pottersquash, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21Its not played for enjoyment, its played due to sheer boredom, kinda like when you watch bowling on ESPN
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19You don't see anything wrong with a judge playing a game during a trial they are supposed to be presiding over? Righto.
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15I don't care how boring it is, how do you know you won't miss a crucial fact? How do you know you won't miss something that is referenced later on? This is a goddamn murder trial!
I cannot believe people are agreeing with someone that said 'so what'. How old is everyone here, 12? - llbbl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15or slashdot
- danjal, on 10/12/2007, -5/+18imagin if it had have been the Sadam trial and he was playing as a terroist in Counter Strike
- mcbesq, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Yes, because YOUR enjoyment of a game is what makes it good or bad.
New game: Stupid game Mad Libs. Fill in the blank with your least favorite name to deem it stupid.
____________________ is a stupid game. I don't understand how so many people enjoy it.
Ex. ____Grand Theft Auto___ is a stupid game. I don't understand how so many people enjoy it.
____D&D Online________ is a stupid game. I don't understand how so many people enjoy it. - avatarpalin, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18hhahah HL2 that would be grreat.. all of a sudden he yells out DIE YOU ***** DIE!!
OWNED YOU OWNED YOU!!!!!!"
hehe - djdole, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12@bradleyland
Hi. I don't think we've met. My name is "Your sense of humor". - dustko, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Judges shouldn't have the luxury of multitasking. They're presiding over the laws of the nation and choosing sentences that affect peoples lives. The outcome of the case can also have repercussions for future cases (precedents etc). This wasn't a random traffic violation, it was a pretty big 3 part John Gotti mob trial. Playing Solitare is a display of apathy (of "sheer boredom" as another poster said above), which wouldn't make me feel too good if it were my trial.
- djdole, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@int19h
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"
"YES! YEESS!! YEEEEEESSSS!!! OH GOD, YESSSSSSSS!!!!!" - Sukino, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Some guy (Sliwa) claims he saw him playing. How does that make it a fact?
It doesn't, of course. - int19h, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6At least he wasn't browsing pr0n
- mcbesq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm not a fan of poker. It holds no interest for me. I don't think it's a stupid game. Nor do I denounce it as one. Solitaire has been around for years and years in many forms.
Maybe the game isn't stupid. Maybe you just don't like solitaire. Your dislike of something does not make it stupid. - ceberon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Actually the judge was not the witness. Read it again, the word order was a bit bad, but this was the actual judge of the trial. They used "he" too often, and it becomes confusing.
- nozol03, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The system works!
Or wait.... *****... I mean.... The exact opposite! - safer9999, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Is there justice?
- WorldGroove, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5@tizz66
What? I wasn't paying attention.... ;-) ....j/k.
Well, I bet you this happens alot more than any of us know... This person just got caught. - maffiou, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4What throws people off is that the judge is actually only a witness in the case... Not the actuall judge...
Now the fact that the witness is playing solitaire, does that make it less trustworthy ? He should be told off but recusing him, that's a joke !!!
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You're right, he's a referee. So would it be OK for a referee in a sports match not bothering to watch and having a picnic on the side of the pitch instead? No, because they're in a position of trust.
- inboxnews, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Anyone else notice the judge's last name is the same as Judge Judy's? I did! http://www.inboxnews.com/story/393/
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I wouldn't trust anything Curtis Sliwa says. Bullets may not kill him but he lives and breaths attention.
- mcbesq, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Being a federal judge means never having to say "I'm sorry."
- TrueVox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah. I'm not too big a fan of PacMan, but I don't think it is "Stupid".
- zarathud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1At least he wasn't jerking off.
http://www.bubbaworld.com/thejudge.html - Moly, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3If you didn't know that judges do other things during trials, you apparently never toured a courtroom. When I was a little kid (oh crap that was a long time ago) we toured the local courthouse, and guess what? Every single courtroom had playing cards on the Judge's desk. The comment from the tourguide is that trials aren't as interesting as one might be led to believe, and after a couple of trials Judges get REALLY bored. Even in cases where the Judge might miss something followed by an objection because s/he is screwing around, all s/he does is have the last few sentences read back by the steno-girl and then rule on that.
- silentdud, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think this made the home page a long time ago; why the revival?
- balaurul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i think that judge should have played strip poker
why not: it's cool, train your skills and you get to know new people - inboxnews, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 28, 1994 ~Wikipedia
- Recoilman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It is unexcusable for a judge to be playing card games during a trial no matter how boring it is. If it's boring, the judge can go out and find a more exciting job - like skyscraper construction. Don't see them doing that much. A job is a job. Either do it well or call in sick.
There are tough jobs out there - even if it looks like you sit on your ass all day. Some are worse than others. And we are all people. We got our own crap to worry about. That sucks though. Because a lot of the time your actions can affect someone else. If you are a teacher and did not get any last night from your significant other - you might be not too lenient with grading the student's work. If you are a doctor, you might say "Here, just fill this prescription." and storm out the door. If you can't do 100% then don't try at all. Cause I got my crap to worry about as well and I just might take it out on one of these half-assed employees. You collect 100% of your paycheck, why do you think you can give less to the job? - yuckfou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It could have been the grandfather if they were in West Virginia. But more likely it was his MOTHER.
- Legion303, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That was my reaction, too. If he really saw something and didn't speak up until later, then ***** him. He could have done the right thing immediately and entered a protest into the court record, but he chose not to until he needed another ace up his sleeve. Gutless coward.
- tablatronix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1well theres certainly three people you should never trust.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Anyone else notice the judge's last name is the same as Judge Judy's?
- chesterpoop, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I'm pretty sure there's a difference between playing cards during a court appearance for a speeding ticket and a murder trial. Especially one with any level of media attention. However, my major concern is with the following passage:
"Sliwa said he noticed the card-playing while on the witness stand at the first of two Gotti racketeering trials that ended in hung juries - but he didn't speak up until Scheindlin dumped cold water on the government's third try at convicting Gotti of charges that include ordering the attack."
There seems to be an issue in motive here. All of a sudden, this one person who saw it three times is speaking up after getting smitten, yet no one else saw or came out about this? This is a high profile case being pursued by the Federal Government and apparently this card playing was happening frequently enough over the past few years for one person to catch it on three or more occasions, but no one else during that time frame has said anything? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Hey, give that judge a break. At least it's not as mindless as browsing Myspace.
- orenthal, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0assuming it is a jury trial the judge is only there to sort out matters of law. the jury is the fact finder. judges are almost never listening to what a witness is saying, which is why when there is an objection the judge will often have the lawyer or the witness repeat the testimony that is objectionable.
i don't see this as a big deal. the judge is there as a referee. as far as sentencing goes, the federal sentencing guidelines pretty much dictate exactly what the defendant will get. on top of that there will be a separate sentencing hearing after the trial in which all the factors that influence the sentence will be re-examined. - lupinglade, on 10/12/2007, -12/+11So what? I see nothing wrong with this. If you can't multitask, don't claim others can't.
- kingofwaldos, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2I think you've got your joke wrong. Why couldn't it be the grandfather?
- andyengle, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Does this mean he shouldn't have his day in court? The man was nearly killed and has a right to have his case be heard, no matter what his political stance might be.
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2The judge is female :p That's a common brainteaser, although it's usually about surgeons.
- xr56n44, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1if he was a geek, he'd be playing freecell, not solitare
- djdole, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Beat that? For what...geekieness?
How about this:
When I read your comment I thought "Who would write a game about double data-rate RAM!?"
Then I thought "Actually..that could be quite fun."
(I totally forgot about the Dance Dance Revolution geeks. :-| ) - freshyill, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4It's S-L-I-W-A not S-W-I-L-A. Learn to spell.
- haramachi, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1A man and his son are in a convenience store.
A second man walks in, robs the store, and shoots the father and son. Both are in critical condition. The robber is arrested.
The robber is arraigned the next day. As he walks into court, the judge sees him and says "I can't preside over this case. This man shot my son."
How is that possible? - WorldGroove, on 10/12/2007, -9/+4@tizz66
At first... I thought the Judge was wrong..... but ya know what? Some people can just ramble on & on & on.....and it just doesn't require 100% of attention to listen. I can totally see this happening. I can't claim to know what's going on in the court-room... but I'm sure playing solitaire will not have a significant impact in the overall outcome of the trial.
.....but then again.....I definitely know someone at my job that would totally have a meltdown if they knew I wasn't actually paying attention half the time. ;-) - silentdud, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3If I could I would digg this twice.
- aresef, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5)__)
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Who could resist playing with themselves?
*gets various fruits and vegetables thrown at self* - bradleyland, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1You over-intellectualized pricks. It's a stupid ***** game.
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