Restaino, who became a judge in 2002, was hearing domestic violence cases in Niagara Falls, New York when a phone rang."Everyone is going to jail," the judge said. "Every single person is gong to jail in this courtroom unless I get that instrument now. If anybody believes I'm kidding, ask some of the folks that have been here for a while. You are all going."
When no one came forward, the judge ordered the group into custody and they were taken by police to the city jail, where they were searched and packed into crowded cells.
Later in the afternoon, after being told reporters were calling, the judge ordered the defendants released. The judge has been removed from the bench.
3 comments:
I like a man with strong principles :)
You might want to add that he has been removed from duty, which is kinda important in the context of the story.
i like a man who trows 4 years of study away for his strong principles.
not the best career move ever....
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