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Video shows Oklahoma judge texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old

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Video shows Oklahoma judge texting and scrolling on phone in trial over fatal beating of 2-year-old - Lemmy.world

A new judge in Oklahoma is facing scrutiny after courtroom video showed her scrolling through social media and texting on her cellphone throughout the murder trial for a man accused in the fatal beating of a 2-year-old, a newspaper reports.

Jul 23, 2023 at 3:14pmWeb
Show threadTreatyoselfJul 23, 2023
“Facing scrutiny” = nothing will happen. We have such shite accountability for our judges yet, it’s completely unsurprising in (checks the decade), 2023.
Show threadJazzAlienJul 23, 2023
It’s Oklahoma, they don’t hold state officials accountable. Like at all.
Show threadSeathruJul 23, 2023
Oklahoma has the best judges.
Ex-judge’s trial brings lurid charges to court

A former Oklahoma  judge, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom.  Perhaps not surprisingly, serving on the jury in a conservative town has been a giggle-inducing experience.

NBC News
Show threadMostlyBirdsJul 23, 2023
Yup, judges are degenerate trash. What else is new?
Show threadTolstoshevJul 23, 2023
Looks like we’ve got our next scotus nominee