tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post116171952088188492..comments2023-11-03T00:46:46.649-07:00Comments on Electric City Weblog: WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A JUDGE?GeeGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1161985672577262382006-10-27T14:47:00.000-07:002006-10-27T14:47:00.000-07:00So supporting anonymous opinions are welcome, but ...So supporting anonymous opinions are welcome, but opposing ones are not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1161984717563870352006-10-27T14:31:00.000-07:002006-10-27T14:31:00.000-07:00Troll's back.How about you identify yourself, Mr. ...Troll's back.<BR/><BR/>How about you identify yourself, Mr. or Mrs. Troll? Or I'll delete your comments again.GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1161984314278705862006-10-27T14:25:00.000-07:002006-10-27T14:25:00.000-07:00"As "just a citizen" I got yelled at."Correct me i..."As "just a citizen" I got yelled at."<BR/><BR/>Correct me if I am wrong, but two years ago, you were an attorney, correct? And thereby held to the standards of professional ethics of the State Bar of Montana? So you are to conduct your behavior in a manner above and beyond what can be expected of "just a citizen", is that right? <BR/><BR/> I understand that you want and deserve respect from the officer. Who wouldn’t? But, where was the respect for the officer when you refused to get back in your vehicle? Of course you know that you meant him no harm, but how was the officer to know this? <BR/><BR/>Correct, you did tell him that you just wanted to give him your license and registration. But is the officer to assume that everything everyone tells him when they are stopped is the truth about the situation? If you do a google search, you will see countless articles of statistics relating to injuries received by officers during routine traffic stops. <BR/>You also stated that you did not want to get hit by another vehicle sliding through the intersection. I can understand that. But, aren't you at more risk of injury being outside of the vehicle in an icy intersection? It just brings thoughts to mind, and I apologize that I cannot remember what it was an add for, but the commercial that used to air in the winter to classical music showing the numerous wrecks caused by snowy and or icy roads. One of which was a woman standing outside of her vehicle with an open door which was then struck, causing her to be knocked down to the pavement.<BR/><BR/>And just a last thought to ponder, you mentioned:<BR/><BR/>"I guess I should add that anyone who knows me is aware that yelling at me is the least effective way of getting me to do anything. My father is the only one that gets much movement from me that way, and this police officer was certainly not my father."<BR/><BR/>If you are elected JP, how will you respond to persons appearing in court that take a hostile attitude or disrespectful attitude to the court? Certainly you are aware from your years of experience that not everyone that appears in court is pleased to be there. These persons will not be your father either, so what will your response to them be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1161742906236268932006-10-24T19:21:00.000-07:002006-10-24T19:21:00.000-07:00I agree that everyone should be treated by respect...I agree that everyone should be treated by respect by law enforcement. It is too bad you were not in that instance. I appreciate your comments, and hope you are ready to give up so much of your personal freedom to survive the scrutiny and live up to the standards of the role you are seeking. I certainly would not have it in me to do the job.free thoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504272311915037849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11068216.post-1161737718622909902006-10-24T17:55:00.000-07:002006-10-24T17:55:00.000-07:00Two years ago, when I slid through the intersectio...Two years ago, when I slid through the intersection I did not have a specific plan to run for JP. Likewise when I took the deferal I did not have a specific plan to be JP. If elected I will do my very best to live up to all of the cannons of judicial conduct. I doubt that any of the current judges would have recieved the kind of treatment I recieved even if they had stepped out of thier cars. I am certain I will not have such an event if I become a Judge, but I think it is sad that I have to become a judge in order to be treated with respect by a law enforcement officer. As "just a citizen" I got yelled at.<BR/>As a judge I intend to make sure that everyone who walks into my court gets treated with the same level of respect and dignity regardless of whether they are Allen the lawyer, Jesse the officer or Bill and Tom the litigants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com