Posted on 08/01/2005 12:04:05 PM PDT by JZelle
CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP) -- Forget about flip-flops in the White House. General District Judge Roger Morton has seen his share of fashion offenses by defendants, including shorts, T-shirts and a sweat shirt with the words "Sex Kitten" on the back. Judge Morton wonders how the courtroom would react if he took to casual clothing. "If I were up there wearing a Jimmy Buffett shirt," he said, "you'd think I was a little off beam." The problem only gets worse in the summer when flip-flops turn into formal footwear and bellies and body jewelry are bared. Judge Morton, who oversees the Culpeper and Madison general district courts, and his colleagues on the bench are taking action against sloppy defendants and jurors by setting dress codes. They aren't alone. In York County, the dress code reads: "Anyone not properly dressed upon arriving in the courtroom may be sent away until properly dressed or may be found in contempt of court and subject to a fine or incarceration or both." Edna DeChristopher, clerk for York's juvenile and domestic relations court, said most inappropriately dressed defendants just get sent home and have their hearings rescheduled.
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dress in the workplace? I worked for a computer technology company whose young computer geek kids worked 24/7. I'd come in in the mornings and the kids would be walking around barefoot, in shorts with their pillows - and Breathright Strips on their noses!
Over the next two weeks every attorney in Arlington, and many from the surrounding counties, noticed some motion or other for a particular Friday when that judge was sitting again. When the judge took the bench that day he looked out over a packed courtroom with every single individual in it wearing a pink shirt and staring back at him.
Shades of "My Cousin Vinnie"!!
Probably one of the reasons my father enjoyed that movie far more than he should have.
We live in South Mississippi and attend a non-denominational church. Casual and comfortable are fine and during the summer, it is not odd for our pastor to be in shorts, polo shirt and sandals. He still teaches the Word from the Bible and all seems to work just fine. Hot climates tend to tolerate a more casual/comfortable dress code for most things and I fail to see how God cares if I am all duded up like a fashion plate and choked by a tie, or if I am dressed for the climate. People care about such things, God isn't such a sartorial snob.
Agree.
From what I understand about the Bible, Jesus didnt wear suits and ties either.
The important thing is whats in your soul, not whats on your body.
LOL - my first thought too!
Yep, and Paul even told us that he wasn't above studying a People and learning how they acted and talked in order to infiltrate and become as they were in order to find a way to carry the Word to them.
I agree with the judge. Serving as a juror involves showing some respect for the court and dressing accordingly. The last time I was called to jury duty was about two years ago for city court. I was appalled at what some folks considered appropriate dress for jury duty -- shorts, grubby t-shirts, you name it. The defendants were dressed better than most of the jurors!
Juror: Your honor, what is that you are wearing?
Judge: It is a robe.
Juror: I rest my case.
I am amazed at the number of posters on this thread that brag about the ends they have gone to to avoid being seated on a jury. People fought and died for us to have a jury system. How can you be proud of that accomplishment much less brag about it?
I've gotten to where I can hardly go to any of the popular river swimming spots here in Texas. I am so sick of fat people with bulging butts, belly rolls, huge drooping tits sticking out of tiny triangles, men with huge beer bellies and speedos. They seem to think everybody is just dying to look at their gross black tattoos.
And the kids! Fat, fat little girls with tiny bikinis, fat boys with great baggy shorts hanging from their fat butts.
Sorry to vent. I guess I am just sick of ugly bodies.
Jesus would have worn blue jeans had they been available way back when.
Their Father, who was a pretty decent man, died and I went to the funeral. I noticed the two boys wearing pull over shirts.
At first I was a little perturbed that they dressed so poorly at their Father's funeral, then I realized that is all they had.
Nor are they a high society fashion ball. But you would not know that from many Churches you see.
Whether dressing up or down, it is those who do so to the extreme that make us all look bad. Modesty is neither bare nor haughty.
1 Timothy 2:9
Show some respect for the court... honestly, showing up and being prepared to serve sounds enough like respect to me. I got called (but not selected) for duty about two years ago. I was a college student and worked for a computer place where the "dress code" was blue jeans and a t-shirt. That, and two Sunday dresses, are still my entire wardrobe. If I'm cleanly, modestly attired, why should it matter if I'm wearing jeans or khakis? If you want to declare how I should dress, you should be my employer. Or my mother. Not a judge.
I find the whole concept of dressing up to go to church plank-eyed blindness.
I concur, I have lost my sense of decorum and now open ly snicker as I walk past or comment to them.
Amen.
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