Judge faces lawsuit after forcing student to put on jail garments and handcuffs and enter isolated holding cell
A Detroit judge who briefly detained a teenage girl who fell asleep in his courtroom during a school field trip to learn about the justice system was demoted to presiding over traffic court as he faces a federal lawsuit.
Judge Kenneth King was moved to the state court’s traffic division after the incident on 13 August. King was temporarily removed from the bench as he completed mandatory training following his actions.
“We appreciate his efforts in preparing for this role, and wish him success as he transitions into this new responsibility,” said the chief judge, William McConico, in a statement.
On a side article about her suing this asshole, there is the following quote:
Eventually, King asked Goodman’s peers by a show of hands to indicate whether he should let her go or send her to jail. Amid nervous laughter, most agreed he should show leniency, according to the video, which has since been removed from YouTube.
What the actual frack? How do people like this become a judge?
The lawsuit lists a litany of alleged violations of constitutional rights. That includes unreasonable search and seizures, being detained without due process, being compelled to provide evidence against herself, not getting the chance to hire a lawyer of her choosing and protection from “unusual punishment.”
Yeah, this. When you don’t even know the basic laws that you’re supposed to uphold, how the frack do you become a judge?
I was so, so waiting for consequences to finally reach this asshole. Reminder that this teenage student and her family *were experiencing homelessness and was apparently exhausted trying to meet all her responsibilities! She needed an advocate, not a bully. This is the type of person that demands respect from you, while not valuing you as a human, beyond considering what you can do for him. I hope he endures excruciating traffic cases until he is removed from the bench…
EDIT: Changed to people-first language.
She was homeless, not ✨ unhoused ✨. Stop trying to minimise other people’s suffering
“Unhoused” is callous and “homeless” is not?
While others are downvoting you for missing the point (possibly because I was already attempting to consider them with empathy and dignity), I probably should have actually said “person experiencing homelessness”, and have edited it as such.
In 2020, an entry on homelessness was added to The Associated Press Stylebook noting how “Homeless is generally acceptable as an adjective to describe people without a fixed residence” and that reporters should use person-first language to "avoid the dehumanizing collective noun the homeless, instead using constructions like homeless people, people without housing or people without homes.”
Oh shit, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were a Associated press reporter. My bad 😔
I sure everyone understood what was meant by that. Stop creating an issue over nothing.
This guy gets demoted and Eileen Cannon gets nothing? Total BS
Dude had a fucking power boner.
He saw a tired teenager who was bothering nobody as an opportunity to wave his dick around.
If I was the family of this girl I’d want to sure this dude so hard he’d end up living in a box under a bridge. Then go find him and take away his box.
Ya, I agree that they should 100% get some sort of monetary compensation for this. The issue is that the judge has a lot of money and can get a much better lawyer than them. They are already close to being homeless so I don’t imagine they can afford a good lawyer, there may be 1 or 2 who would take the case Pro Bono but I’m betting most would offer to do it for 40% of the winnings.
