The judge showed her pro-prosecution bias by tolerating the misconduct. She also probably feared being branded a racist if she acted. A white witness with equivalent misbehavior would have been warned by the judge within 30 seconds.
“The judge showed her pro-prosecution bias by tolerating the misconduct. She also probably feared being branded a racist if she acted. A white witness with equivalent misbehavior would have been warned by the judge within 30 seconds.”
Tolerating this IS actually racist, for the same reason that it would be wrong for me to beat my dog because it can’t play the violin well. Judges wouldn’t put up with that from a 14-year old - age is not the reason here.