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Related: About this forumLisaRandall via@NYTimes-70 year old guy decides prison isnt warranted for someone who pleaded guilty
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LisaRandall via@NYTimes-70 year old guy decides prison isnt warranted for someone who pleaded guilty (Original Post)
BeckyDem
Nov 2021
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Kablooie
(18,829 posts)1. The judge unreasonably put a gag order on the defendants name.
https://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/the-editorial-board-judge-s-nonsensical-gag-order-violates-his-oath-and-serves-no-legal/article_1aa8627a-09c3-11ec-b4cc-f3901f9fc1b1.amp.html://buffalonews.com/opinion/editorial/the-editorial-board-judge-s-nonsensical-gag-order-violates-his-oath-and-serves-no-legal/article_1aa8627a-09c3-11ec-b4cc-f3901f9fc1b1.amp.html
Seems like this judge i has some personal interest in protecting the guy.
Which is illegal of course.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)2. It is sickening.
Thank you for that link, I had not read it.
ShazzieB
(19,304 posts)3. The rapist's name is Christopher Belter.
I did some googling since the article said his name had already been made public. I found this:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-sentences-admitted-rapist-probation-prison-time/story?id=81264495
I suggest we all spread it around as much as possible.
P.S. Fuck that judge and his fucking gag order