Filipino 'Dwarf' Judge Loses Case

BBC Asia Pacific ^ | 8/18/2006 | BBC

[Dallas59]

A Philippines judge who said he consulted imaginary mystic dwarves has failed to convince the Supreme Court to allow him to keep his job.

Florentino Floro was appealing against a three-year inquiry which led to his removal due to incompetence and bias.

He told investigators three mystic dwarves - Armand, Luis and Angel - had helped him to carry out healing sessions during breaks in his chambers.

The court said psychic phenomena had no place in the judiciary.

The bench backed a medical finding that the judge was suffering from psychosis.

[Dallas59]

Short people...

[lesser_satan]

Sounds like something from a Jethro Tull song. What a freak.

[martin_fierro]

Then there's the judge who consulted with penis pumps.

[stephenjohnbanker]

: )

[Slings and Arrows]

The Dems have found their next nominee for the Supreme Court.

[rogue yam]

Tom Dashle loses another gig. I'm saddened.

[buwaya]

Its pretty common Filipino superstition, in a superstitious nation. The "dwendes" are standard parts of that - these are not like Disney's seven dwarves. Consider them rather like animist nature spirits, associated with certain trees or other mystical places.

This sort of thing is also common in Japan (though they may believe it less). See Miyazakis movies for a full suite of animist folklore. Filipino folklore is no less rich.

I've had people tell me that they were cursed because theyed had a bad dream, all kinds of other things. Much less common in the city and among the educated, but you can never know.

[ModelBreaker]

A Philippines judge who said he consulted imaginary mystic dwarves

He would be perfectly qualified to be a Clinton appointee to the US Supreme Court--so long as the dwarves advised him to ignore the Constitution and instead to focus on the mystic constitutional emanations and penumbras that alway agree with the ACLU, the teachers union, the trial lawyers, GSLEN, and NARAL.

Heck, Buzzy and Breyer, Souter and Stevens have been mystic dwarves for years.

[lesser_satan]

"I dreamed I was in the judges chambers...That I was doing healing sessions in the judges chambers...This relly blew my mind...Who would've thought that me...an overfed, long-haired, leaping mystical dwarf...would be doing healing sessions in the judges chambers?"

[The Electrician]

I fail to see what the problem is. I have always consulted imaginary mystic dwarves prior to making any post to FR. It has always worked like a charm...

[Dallas59]

I thought I was alone...

[lesser_satan]

I'm assuming these are the same beings who advise Ruth Bader-Ginsburg?

[lesser_satan]

Thought you might get a kick out of this one...

[Dallas59]

"However, the Supreme Court said dalliance with dwarves would gradually erode the public's acceptance of the judiciary as the guardian of the law, if not make it an object of ridicule"

[Heatseeker]

Sounds like something from a Jethro Tull song.

I was thinking of

[stephenjohnbanker]

Yeah !....................there are words..... : )

[stephenjohnbanker]

R O T F L M A O

[operation clinton cleanup]

He told investigators three mystic dwarves - Armand, Luis and Angel - had helped him to carry out healing sessions during breaks in his chambers.

Did any of them have prior convictions?

[Thinkin' Gal]

A Philippines judge who said he consulted imaginary mystic dwarves

[radiohead]

"I dreamed I was in the judges chambers...That I was doing healing sessions in the judges chambers...This relly blew my mind...Who would've thought that me...an overfed, long-haired, leaping mystical dwarf...would be doing healing sessions in the judges chambers?"

Man, you had to reach for that one! It's not bad, tho.