this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2024
188 points (99.5% liked)

News

23287 readers
3620 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil

Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.

2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.

Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.

3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.

Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.

4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.

Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.

5. Only recent news is allowed.

Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.

6. All posts must be news articles.

No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.

7. No duplicate posts.

If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.

8. Misinformation is prohibited.

Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.

9. No link shorteners.

The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.

10. Don't copy entire article in your post body

For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
rjc@lemmy.world
Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world
dezmd@lemmy.world
Tenthrow@lemmy.world
JonsJava@lemmy.world
gedaliyah@lemmy.world
Blackbeard@lemmy.world
little_cow@lemmy.world
jeffw@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
188
Commission says New York judge should be removed over profane rant at graduation party (apnews.com)
submitted 3 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office, a judicial watchdog panel ruled.

State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall, 53, invoked her authority as a judge to try to get uninvited guests arrested, threatened to shoot Black teenagers and bragged that her 18-year-old son had “put the smackdown” on another partygoer, the state Commission on Judicial Conduct said in its report issued Monday.

The commission found that Gall, a white Republican who has served as an elected judge in upstate Oneida County since 2012, “created at least the appearance that she harbored racial bias,” which could undermine public confidence in her integrity.

The judicial conduct panel said that “impropriety permeated” Gall’s conduct after the July 1, 2022 graduation party at a friend’s house got out of hand. “Her wide array of misconduct severely undermined public confidence in the judiciary and in her ability to serve as a fair and impartial judge,” the commission said in recommending her removal.

top 15 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This wasnt profanity, it was racism.

Soft headlines once again for those in power.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

You’re not wrong, but the AP and Reuters go very far out of their way to not put value judgments in their headlines. They’re the most dry of the dry “just the facts” style of reporting.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It was profane, but that wasn’t the part that made it a big deal. She told the police to shoot the black teenagers, and when they said no we are definitely not doing that, she told them she had their back as far as protecting them if they did, and then after that said fine she would do it herself then.

Writing the headline without that in mind, I think, is at least a little misleading.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't think a lot of people would've supported her removal if she just dropped some f-bombs. The reason was the racism, and that should've been in the headline.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I know I wasn't, until I came into the article and it was the racism part they were removing her over lol

[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

But the fact is it wasnt profane unless they said "hell" or "goddamn" or something.

Maybe vulgar to spout racist epithets, but definitely not profane.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

So journalism.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 40 points 3 months ago

It wasn't even her or her kids' party. And who hires a bartender and keg for a high school graduation? And as an elected official, why would you stay at this party? There's so much wrong with this.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 months ago

Get rid of her.

Defund the Police movement is about to also get a "Remove the Judges" too

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

is now suspended with pay — her salary is $232,600 a year

For her outburst she's been rewarded with not having to work & she's still getting a six-figure paycheck. Must be nice.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Lol. Knew it was an idiot republican.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Gall testified during the investigation, saying that the violent skirmishes at the graduation party triggered memories of a 1990 assault she suffered as a college student. Julian did not dispute his client’s comments, but said she was in a “state of fear, dismay, frustration and exhaustion” when she made them.

Then, she should be removed from office. Fear won't make you say shit like this if you didn't already have it internalized and ready to go. She is clearly racist and shouldn't hold a seat of power.

[–] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 3 months ago

Editor needs to go back to grammar school. Profane?