[Empire_of_Liberty]

And I thought that this was brought out clearly enough during the prosecution.

This judge is a moron. Ito the second. The phony case should have been dismissed at the end of the prosecution and the judge should have ripped the prosecutor and DA a new one.

[dsrtsage]

The mists in my crystal ball show great food deserts expanding across the lands

[cuban leaf]

This judge is a moron. Ito the second. The phony case should have been dismissed at the end of the prosecution and the judge should have ripped the prosecutor and DA a new one.

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This is my take as well, except I don’t think the judge is a moron. The court of public opinion does have SOME power in a court of law. And forcing a judge to see a ridiculous trial to its end is one of those things it can control.

Imagine if the judge HAD thrown it out. Talk about burning cities. Also, he and his family would have to go under a witness protection plan.

I see him as the equivalent of Pontius Pilate:

Luke 23:13-16
Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him. I will therefore punish and release him.”

But we know that was not acceptable to the crowd. In this case, it WILL go to a jury decision. We just hope they are not equally intimidated.