stooopid cow should be removed from the bench...
Posted on 06/10/2012 8:32:42 AM PDT by SmithL
Judge Lillian Sing got a taste of judicial medicine the other day when a convicted car burglar she was trying to help walked out of her San Francisco courtroom and, within minutes, was busted for allegedly breaking into her car.
Phillip Bernard was in Community Court on Tuesday for a check of his progress while on probation for an auto burglary conviction.
Bernard, who is homeless, had missed an earlier appearance and had failed to follow his probation requirements. "I wasn't too happy with him," Sing said.
But Community Court is set up to get people help, not send them to jail for minor infractions. So Sing let him off with a stern admonishment.
"I told him he had better get into a harm reduction program and get going with a job search," Sing said.
No sooner did Sing's gavel go down, however, than Bernard exited the Polk Street courtroom, went around to the alley in back, pulled out a weighted sock and smashed the rear passenger window of a car, police said.
As fate would have it, a couple of beat cops were passing by. They nabbed Bernard, ran the car's plate and bingo - up popped the judge's name.
"He did it right under my nose," Sing said.
Bernard, 32, is now back behind bars, facing another auto burglary charge.
His next court date is Tuesday, this time in Superior Court.
As for this validating those who say Community Court is just a revolving door for petty criminals like Bernard?
"He's just one of 1,600 we deal with," Sing said. "Most of them do really well."
Maybe - but this is the one who is going to be remembered.
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I understand that in 2013 it is being rebranded as the Toyota Tofu
LOL!
[why? because it’s already shaping up to be a has-bean?]
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After having two car windows smashed by druggies looking for loose change I learned the hard way to do just that when I lived a few months in SF. They then used my car as a place to sleep.
I am, and thanks for your input.
stooopid cow should be removed from the bench...
you know she's a loser when even the dummieRATS call her out!!!
A large percentage of serious crime is committed by chronic criminals. Somebody who chooses to make his living from crime has to do a LOT of crimes to pay his expenses. Focusing on putting the chronic criminals away for a long time accomplishes the most out of reducing crime.
I'd run the sleepers out, if I caught 'em.
I guess Judge Lillian Sing is lucky the offender wasn’t a rapist.
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