Judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial used biblical "history" to explain the hearsay rule to the jury. IMHO, religion shouldn't be in a court house unless it is on trial. I've no problems with the judge explaining rules to a jury, but I am pretty sure he could have come up with a non religious example. The defense was objecting to a tape being brought into evidence.
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As much as I am disheartened by the judge's comments and his poor example of "hearsay", so many judges have ruled back and forth over religious aspects in court its all just a damn spectacle now. It isn't even surprising or unexpected now. I guess the phrase I can make that best describes this would be, bedamned the constitution and the separation of church and state. A secular nation is nolonger secular when justices are biased with the indoctrination of religion to which they draw their judgment from. Personally I would much prefer, that as a prerequisite for becoming a justice in any court here in the country, it be required that the potential justice(s) be subjected to a test of impartiality to determine from whence they draw their guidance. Or simply make it where only those who are Athiest/Agnostic are permitted to obtain such positions. I can guarantee that if that were the case, the state of things in this country would drastically change. Alas, I digress.
Ceaselessmind
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Nov 3, 2021
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That judge is dangerously incompetent. What if all the jurors were devout followers of the Norse gods?
anglophone
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Nov 3, 2021
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He should recuse himself. This was entirely unnecessary and indicates bias.
LovinLarge
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Nov 3, 2021
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I see it as being worse than that. My comment above refers.
@anglophone My comment speaks to how the issue could be practically handled within our existing system.
Although perhaps it should, I doubt a biblical reference would meet any standard for judicial incompetence. After all, the competition is mighty stiff.
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