TIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroom

https://lemmy.world/post/18614373

TIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroom - Lemmy.World

Just looks dumb to me but what do I know
If you’ve ever been inside a British courtroom, you’ll discover that they regularly act dumb, too. Lots of pomp and circumstance, but its still the same clueless, vulgar assholes under the hood.