Judges - to like or not.
Apr. 23rd, 2012 10:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_sn0wygooseRecently, I was in a discussion regarding justice and likability; and it's easy to take the populists view of judges in the United States. But to you, the discerning reader, I'd like to offer this thought.
We can agree or disagree with any decision, case, or reasoning a sitting judge renders; that cannot be separated from the human experience. Sometimes, the judge associated with that particular rendering is either vilified or canonized in the process; which is also a part of the human experience.
But, when we attach direct affection or animosity toward a sitting judge no matter what that judge renders, we have a situation of unimaginable horror for any citizen to contemplate.
For we as citizens’ loss the appearance & application of justice as blind, based solely on the stronger argument and reasoning with adherence to strict rules of order; not based on popular sentiment or popular ire to rules based on flights of fancy.
And that truly is a chilling thought.
We can agree or disagree with any decision, case, or reasoning a sitting judge renders; that cannot be separated from the human experience. Sometimes, the judge associated with that particular rendering is either vilified or canonized in the process; which is also a part of the human experience.
But, when we attach direct affection or animosity toward a sitting judge no matter what that judge renders, we have a situation of unimaginable horror for any citizen to contemplate.
For we as citizens’ loss the appearance & application of justice as blind, based solely on the stronger argument and reasoning with adherence to strict rules of order; not based on popular sentiment or popular ire to rules based on flights of fancy.
And that truly is a chilling thought.
