Posted on 04/22/2018 3:57:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A Broward County circuit judge delivered a blistering, arm-waving, face-palming, tongue-lashing to a frail, out-of-breath woman — pushed into court in a wheelchair — who was facing misdemeanor charges following a family feud.
Three days later, the defendant died.
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Twiggs suffered from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also called COPD. She ended up under arrest after squabbling with her 19-year-old daughter.
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Porter told the Miami Herald that once Twiggs was released from jail and taken back home, she was starving, dizzy and borderline breathless. She had trouble getting her medications in the jail, Porter said.
... Twiggs tries to answer the question, which requires more than a "yes" or "no" because the 19-year-old doesn't live with Twiggs full-time. Mid-sentence, Ehrlich snaps at her: "Excuse me! Don't say anything beyond what I am asking you!" Clearly exasperated, Ehrlich asks Twiggs' lawyer, who is in a different location during the video hookup, to make Twiggs stop talking.
As Twiggs coughs and holds her head, Ehrlich speaks to deputies, who are off-screen: "Can someone there give her water as a kindness?" But the judge's anger continues to boil over. Twiggs tries to tell the judge that she needs medical treatment for her pulmonary problems.
The judge erupts: "Ma'am, I am not here to talk to you about your breathing treatments!"
Again, Ehrlich prevails upon Twiggs' lawyer to teach her better courtroom manners. "Will you say something in the microphone so that she can hear you and you can give her instructions about propriety in the court?" the judge says. "I'm not going to spend all day with her interrupting me," Ehrlich says.
"You've already said too much!"
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
This may be the judge in question: http://www.judgeehrlich.com/
I read a different account that stated that she was told not to return to court.
American justice, it's the only one we've got.
Wow, reading the judges statement on the above link she is quite self deluded.
Nah, that cannot be the same woman. Your Judge Ehrlich says a judge needs to be honorable and humble. The judge in question here thinks she’s God. /s
She’s “special”
Looks like mayonnaise-head’s twin.
Sounds like a NE carpetbagger. What a bi0tch.
The sick defendants lawyers should have spoken up for her.
Make the judge understand the poor health woman being spoken to.
Holy sh!t, I couldn’t even watch the whole thing. The so-called judge was hyped up and bitchy from the very start. Can she still be disciplined if she’s already retired or resigned? And switch to decaf.
Broward County...I left after nearly 60 years. It is now a cesspit under single party rule. That’s why Sheriff Izzy still has his job.
I’m not saying this was a factor. But, many women just have NOOOOOOOOO patience with another woman. I know my daughter, a CPA, dreaded having a woman as her boss. She got along royally with men. But, put a woman over her..........TROUBLE !
Now she’s controller at 32 and doesn’t have a boss other than the President of the Company..........a man.
She is woman. Hear her roar.
That judge is a terrible bitch. A mean, nasty rude and awful bitch. The judge was the one who was acting up.
That defendant needed someone with her to help her.
I am not thinking very highly of the judicial system anymore.
The Judge must be suffering from White Privilege/Lesbian Rage/Leftist Unaccountability/PsychoBitch/God Complex Syndrome!
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There is nothing quite like living in a sowjet.*
I wondered if there was any aspect of Broward County that wasn't screwed up past the point of redemption. Sounds like that ship has sailed.
* Might as well use Marx's native tongue.
To be a judge in Broward County you must be a Democrat. If you are an ethnic minority that’s extra points. Even though the elections are non-partisan the Party basically decides who will be allowed to win. Most are party apparatchiks who are too lazy or too incompetent to make a living in private practice.
I noticed that the “court deputy” (they don’t like being called bailiffs in Broward) is a female muzzie, judging by the headgear. Thanks, Sheriff Izzy!
Hmmm...something is wrong is Broward County.
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