The judge didn't "legislate" from the bench, since he did deny their petition. And they weren't ducking their debts actually. It was a Chapter 13 debt restructuring. But don't let the facts stand in the way of your rant!
Obviously, none of these irresponsible bums owe YOU money.
\ The Judge denied a Chapter 13 plan? In only 2 weeks? Things are really bad out there.