*sigh* I know but since the "maturity" argument is the well judges like this keep going back to I would really like someone to force them to actually explain in-depth the reasoning.
I’m in a blue city in a deep red state. Our judges are elected, except for those appointed by our RWNJ Governor to fill out unexpired terms. As a lawyer, I think this is a shitty system.
Because I’m in the 3rd largest county in the nation, we have a LOT of judges on the ballot. I care about the quality of those judges, but my guess is that most people vote along party lines in the general. I also do so for family & criminal courts, unless I see specific information that one of these judges is particularly terrible. I usually go with the local bar association ratings for civil court judges. In my experience as a lawyer, there are some good GQP judges for these slots, and some terrible DEM judges, and I vote accordingly.
If you go with the system I prefer, the people can still vote out terrible judges in retention elections. But again, most voters won’t know a good judge from their ass, simply because they don’t have any experience with the judicial system.
He made that decision without making any inquiries into her life. As if he leaned into her being ill-prepared and ignorant so that he could make her a mother.
And the (white) kids shuttled into a private adoption agency for white Christians once the birth mother loses her parental rights. The rest will go into the already-underfunded and overwhelmed foster care system.
If they think a 10 to 17 year-old is physically and mentally mature enough to give birth and raise a child, then they must also be mature enough to decide to not do that without requiring parental (or judicial) consent.
In a sane country, this wouldn't be an issue because every teen would get comprehensive sex education, easy access to contraceptives when they are ready to have sex, and in the event of an unwanted pregnancy, the ability to make the choice themselves.
'Smith also suggested the girl hadn't shown "emotional maturity" because she only contributed basic chores around the house, and had no responsibilities in the care of younger siblings."I must be stupid.I would have thought being emotionally immature and having no experience caring for the young might suggest to a Jesus judge that someone might not make a good mother.
The judge was even worse than it sounds. I followed some of the links to reports about the actual case (and the appeals court's ruling). The judge was just making stuff up. For example, the appeals court pointed out that the girl had no younger siblings to care for -- her youngest sibling was 30 at the time.
(Oops! I just noticed that Doktor Zoom did include that in the article. Sorry! The introduction to the appeals court ruling was interesting though, pretty much raking Judge Smith over the coals.)
ahm nat lettin mah dotter go to no pool party's . . . there's boys thar and wen a boy sees a prety gal they . . . you know . . . in the watur . . . then all's the gals gets preggers!!!!!
Good to know. Thanks.
*sigh* I know but since the "maturity" argument is the well judges like this keep going back to I would really like someone to force them to actually explain in-depth the reasoning.
I’m in a blue city in a deep red state. Our judges are elected, except for those appointed by our RWNJ Governor to fill out unexpired terms. As a lawyer, I think this is a shitty system.
Because I’m in the 3rd largest county in the nation, we have a LOT of judges on the ballot. I care about the quality of those judges, but my guess is that most people vote along party lines in the general. I also do so for family & criminal courts, unless I see specific information that one of these judges is particularly terrible. I usually go with the local bar association ratings for civil court judges. In my experience as a lawyer, there are some good GQP judges for these slots, and some terrible DEM judges, and I vote accordingly.
If you go with the system I prefer, the people can still vote out terrible judges in retention elections. But again, most voters won’t know a good judge from their ass, simply because they don’t have any experience with the judicial system.
He made that decision without making any inquiries into her life. As if he leaned into her being ill-prepared and ignorant so that he could make her a mother.
And the (white) kids shuttled into a private adoption agency for white Christians once the birth mother loses her parental rights. The rest will go into the already-underfunded and overwhelmed foster care system.
If they think a 10 to 17 year-old is physically and mentally mature enough to give birth and raise a child, then they must also be mature enough to decide to not do that without requiring parental (or judicial) consent.
In a sane country, this wouldn't be an issue because every teen would get comprehensive sex education, easy access to contraceptives when they are ready to have sex, and in the event of an unwanted pregnancy, the ability to make the choice themselves.
In a sane country...
'Smith also suggested the girl hadn't shown "emotional maturity" because she only contributed basic chores around the house, and had no responsibilities in the care of younger siblings."I must be stupid.I would have thought being emotionally immature and having no experience caring for the young might suggest to a Jesus judge that someone might not make a good mother.
In a house no doubt Mummy and Daddy pay for. Blech.
Ooh, I love FA&FO Thursday!
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The judge was even worse than it sounds. I followed some of the links to reports about the actual case (and the appeals court's ruling). The judge was just making stuff up. For example, the appeals court pointed out that the girl had no younger siblings to care for -- her youngest sibling was 30 at the time.
(Oops! I just noticed that Doktor Zoom did include that in the article. Sorry! The introduction to the appeals court ruling was interesting though, pretty much raking Judge Smith over the coals.)
ahm nat lettin mah dotter go to no pool party's . . . there's boys thar and wen a boy sees a prety gal they . . . you know . . . in the watur . . . then all's the gals gets preggers!!!!!
ROEVEMBER IS COMING
CANNOT WAIT!!!
Did the ACLU or any other organization step in to help that other 16 year old without parents?
Logic will get you in trouble every time.