[DTogo]

"Don't be afraid of him," Waggoner said. "He's not going to hurt you anymore."

Really? The judge had better live up to that statement and put this scum behind bars for a very long time.

[Wormwood]

"Don't be afraid of him," Waggoner said. "He's not going to hurt you anymore."

That's touching . . . but I'm not so sure it was appropriate behavior for a judge (as it implies that the judge has already drawn a conclusion about the defendant's guilt).

I smell a mistrial (or an appeal at the very least)