Rittenhouse Trial Judge's 'Asian Food' Comments Sparks Cries of Racism
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Maybe not the wisest thing to say. Why give ammo to the opposition and possibly affect the jury in a negative way? Not sure if his mobile ringtone story is true, if it is then this could be worrying. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but it does not seem right somehow.
Absolutely, but my worry is that he may prejudice some jury members by his behaviour. A judge has to be strictly impartial and beyond reproach.
I get it and concur. But the law has very strict guidelines for good reason. At the end the judge will give directions to the jury by doing a summary of the proceedings (I guess the procedure is the same in the US as the UK). If his actions have caused any bias to be activated in them: people are biased, whether they know it or not - the smallest detail can turn them against someone, his directions may not be followed. Seen this happen in cases where a judge tried to push trough a verdict and the jury refused.