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Octopit didn't choose the burrito life, the burrito life chose octopit.JE Reich
6/15/16 1:09am
It’s a shame, you know? This judge had such a bright judiciary career in front of him, it is just a shame that this one little verdict will mess up his entire future.
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  one time i ate a salad without cheeseOctopit didn't choose the burrito life, the burrito life chose octopit.
  6/15/16 1:15am
  He’ll never be able to enjoy statutes and preliminary hearings ever again!!
  
  *cries*
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  Octopit didn't choose the burrito life, the burrito life chose octopit.one time i ate a salad without cheese
  6/15/16 1:19am
  Every time he sees a gavel he will be buried under the weight of crushed dreams.
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jinniJE Reich
6/15/16 1:13am
you have to take the whole picture in terms of what impact imprisonment has on a specific individual’s life.

Okay. So, I missed that part. And now I am trying very hard to breathe.

Apologising for my ignorance, here, but which part of the penal code states that one must take a specific individual’s life impact into consideration when handing down a judgement? And then, are we suggesting that an indigent Latino defendant from East Palo Alto should be sentenced more harshly for the same crime because his life was tougher to begin with, and thus he can, somehow, handle it?

Isn’t it supposed to be the opposite: that childhood trauma might be a motivating impact in crime, and thus reason for greater leniency (or, in the very least, some compassion)?

Nothing about the trial’s procedure has shocked me as much as that one sentence.
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  mwittierjinni
  6/15/16 1:25am
  As a man, the judge probably has a family to support, so we should take the whole picture into consideration, and probably cut him some slack. And pay him more.
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  Ellie-Zjinni
  6/15/16 1:35am
  Obviously if you are poor and not white your life already sucks and prison won’t affect you that much anyway.
  
  Those aren’t his exact words but I feel like that’s what he meant. He literally wants to give some people privilege because they already have privilege.
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cupnoodlekingJE Reich
6/15/16 1:10am
This is really important, but I can’t move past this:

a case involving a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted while under anesthesia

I feel genuinely sick., guys.
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  Octopit didn't choose the burrito life, the burrito life chose octopit.cupnoodleking
  6/15/16 1:18am
  Not going to lie I was so scared of the dentist for the longest time because I heard stories of women being sexual assaulted while being under anesthesia by dentists. SO I THOUGHT, as a young child, that ALL dentists were terrible child rapists out to get me. I was a very troubled youth.
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  Socks Are My Favorite ClothesOctopit didn't choose the burrito life, the burrito life chose octopit.
  6/15/16 1:37am
  Truth. I currently have at least 2 people in my friends circle of ages 40+ who haven't been to the dentist in 20 years because they were assaulted under anesthesia. They are less afraid that their teeth will fall out of their heads than of being assaulted again
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Ma VafaculoJE Reich
6/15/16 1:08am
Is there any reason why you aren’t running the judge’s photo rather than Brock’s (whose mug makes me retch at this point)? Is it a matter of privacy/safety or what?
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  JE ReichMa Vafaculo
  6/15/16 1:32am
  I couldn’t find any. That’s about it.
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  Ma VafaculoJE Reich
  6/15/16 1:34am
  Ah, for some reason I thought you guys previously had run an AP portrait that’s been circulated.
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Paranoid Android (sometimes says dumb things)JE Reich
6/15/16 1:42am
JE, may I ask what the E stands for? It’s driving me crazy. Elliot, Elizabeth, Edsel, Evangaline, Eva, Ezeqiel, Ellaine, Ezra, Elsa?

I almost don’t want you to tell me (of course, you don’t have to) because I’ve been having fun trying to guess for weeks now.
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  jinniParanoid Android (sometimes says dumb things)
  6/15/16 1:44am
  The J is Jezebel, right?
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  jinniParanoid Android (sometimes says dumb things)
  6/15/16 1:54am
  Emily. I’d stake my life on it.
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SuchMuchJE Reich
6/15/16 2:23am
If a judge needs to be removed from certain cases because of bias that judge needs to be de-benched.
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  helgaperezSuchMuch
  6/15/16 7:36am
  I think it’s probable most of his constituents and bosses want to do that, but he is in an elected position. Doesn’t mean it can’t happen, just that it’s harder (I don’t think anyone even ran against him in the last election). I hate the elected judge system.
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  kareemahelgaperez
  6/15/16 9:46am
  He wasn’t elected. He was appointed by Gray Davis.
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Socks Are My Favorite ClothesJE Reich
6/15/16 1:31am
Thank you for this. I know you have been given a lot of shit lately, but thank you for this from the bottom of my heart. I might be able to sleep well tonight for the first time in a week or so.
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  JE ReichSocks Are My Favorite Clothes
  6/15/16 1:32am
  Sweetest dreams, man.
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  Socks Are My Favorite ClothesJE Reich
  6/15/16 1:42am
  Woman. :-) Teehee
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Adrastra predicts "Low Key" title for Taylor's new albumJE Reich
6/15/16 1:06am
In case anyone is interested, there’s a White House petition about this judge online right now. Not that the President would really be able to do anything about him, but after it reaches 200,000 signatures the administration would have to publicly address it.
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  GirlyMcFemaleAdrastra predicts "Low Key" title for Taylor's new album
  6/15/16 1:28am
  It’s already hit it’s 100K goal, but I signed anyway
  
  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/impe...
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  Socks Are My Favorite ClothesAdrastra predicts "Low Key" title for Taylor's new album
  6/15/16 1:40am
  Commenting to bump to the top.
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JackBeHatesJE Reich
6/15/16 2:47am
Just a reminder that this whole thing would very likely have gone unnoticed if the woman in question hadn’t been such a terrific, talented writer and if she hadn’t had the bravery and determination to write such a long, damning piece of prose AND share it with Buzzfeed. This judge would still be judging away, unjudged, without her. I have all the more respect for her; I hope it helps her to feel she took some control of this hideous situation.
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  kareemaJackBeHates
  6/15/16 8:49am
  X2
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InCaseYouDidn'tKnowTheyCallMeTheJackalJE Reich
6/15/16 9:54am
This is the best piece of news I have seen all week. That’s not a good thing... but I will take what I can get at this point. Everything else pisses me off, makes me sad, or does both.
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  MelanieInCaseYouDidn'tKnowTheyCallMeTheJackal
  6/15/16 11:16am
  Oh my god, the world been so miserable this week I keep looking up to see if there’s a dragon. The constant volatile death and tragedy makes me question if we aren’t in an episode of Game of Thrones.
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  InCaseYouDidn'tKnowTheyCallMeTheJackalMelanie
  6/15/16 11:26am
  I know - it’s AWFUL. But I can only hold on to the hope that the bad allows us to truly appreciate the good.
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