Courtroom Showdown
So I owned up the court room today.
The judge said something along the lines of, "you will be required to follow and apply this law regardless of whether it seems just or not". To which I raise my hand and reply, "So your honor, you would have ruled against Harriet Tubman who violated the federal Fugitive Slave Laws by participating in the Underground Railroad for escaped slaves, or against Rosa Parks who in 1955 was arrested for violating the segregation laws by refusing to move to the back of the bus?
The judge then replied, "The law is the law, we do not make the law here, we only follow it." To which I gave my final statement, "Blind obedience was not accepted as a defense during the War Crimes Tribunal when many Nazis claimed they were simply "following orders". A judge who participates in injustices might be similarly called to account."
On my way out the defense attorney called my name, snickered, and said, "Well played."
The judge said something along the lines of, "you will be required to follow and apply this law regardless of whether it seems just or not". To which I raise my hand and reply, "So your honor, you would have ruled against Harriet Tubman who violated the federal Fugitive Slave Laws by participating in the Underground Railroad for escaped slaves, or against Rosa Parks who in 1955 was arrested for violating the segregation laws by refusing to move to the back of the bus?
The judge then replied, "The law is the law, we do not make the law here, we only follow it." To which I gave my final statement, "Blind obedience was not accepted as a defense during the War Crimes Tribunal when many Nazis claimed they were simply "following orders". A judge who participates in injustices might be similarly called to account."
On my way out the defense attorney called my name, snickered, and said, "Well played."