What has this Judge done wrong ?

[otago]

Too me this is idiotic, a women with a healthy sex life allows her husband in the privacy of their home to take photos of them while they are engaging in sex.
The idiotic husband posts the photos to a web site before/after ? she becomes a judge, but what has she done wrong ?

Should there be a morality test for would be judges ? that the only sex they have is at night, missionary position only, and of course all lawyers should be banned from taking nude pictures of their partner.

If she made a mistake it was marrying an idiot.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...raise-questions-about-private-lives-of-judges

 

[JollyRoger]

Lady Justice sports a blindfold, but that is about as kinky as it should get.

 

[BvBPL]

She didn't do anything wrong.

However!

The fact that there are candid photographs of this women does threaten her position as a judge. There existence means that all sorts of parties now have some degree of leverage over her via those pictures. Even if they are now out in the public and being aired. That is a problem.

 

[innonimatu]

The sooner people get used to the idea that privacy is effectively already dead and beyond any saving, the better, is seems. No other way around, just forward. But for the transition period, which will be long, it's going to be a big problem.

 

[JollyRoger]

The fact that there are candid photographs of this women does threaten her position as a judge. There existence means that all sorts of parties now have some degree of leverage over her via those pictures. Even if they are now out in the public and being aired. That is a problem.

What leverage is that?

 

[Formaldehyde]

$25K to delete photos from your PC? Where can I sign up for some of that action?

Perhaps we should require all judges to post compromising photos on the internet. Then they can't be blackmailed.

 

[History_Buff]

“We really have to start by asking ourselves, what exactly has Justice Douglas done wrong?

“Based on what we know so far,” said Ryder, “maybe she deserves our sympathy more than our condemnation, because it seems she has been the victim of an egregious invasion of privacy.”

This is where I'm at. Unless she knew of the plan to seduce a client (which would raise serious issues about her continuing in her position) I don't see any real wrong-doing on her part, though I'm sure the social regressives will get themselves in a huff over proper Christian values and all that. As for me, I'm sticking with innocent until proven guilty.

 

[BvBPL]

What leverage is that?

The inconvenient truth that Douglas is a family court judge, which, frankly, could lead counsel to ask her to dispose herself during, say, divorce cases related to martial infidelity.

 

[JollyRoger]

The inconvenient truth that Douglas is a family court judge, which, frankly, could lead counsel to ask her to dispose herself during, say, divorce cases related to martial infidelity.

Why would pictures taken by her husband with her consent mean she should recuse herself on such grounds?

 

[MobBoss]

Uh, it was a bit more than just 'missionary' style sex. From the link:

bondage, chains and performing oral sex were posted on an Internet porn site

I guess someone read '50 Shades of Grey' and liked it.

I'd say it would be hard to command the proper respect in court once your pics are out there on a porn site.

 

[JollyRoger]

If David Vitter can get re-elected Senator after his diaper fetish is out there or many conservatives survive 50 shades of gay, I don't see how these fairly conventional kinks would be a problem.

 

[MobBoss]

If David Vitter can get re-elected Senator after his diaper fetish is out there or many conservatives survive 50 shades of gay, I don't see how these fairly conventional kinks would be a problem.

I think the main problem is the appearance of them on a porn site to be honest. And thats pretty hard kink there; other people have certainly lost their jobs for a lot less.

 

[JollyRoger]

I think the main problem is the appearance of them on a porn site to be honest. And thats pretty hard kink there; other people have certainly lost their jobs for a lot less.

Why is that a problem? And oral sex and a little bdsm are fairly mainstream as your allusion to the mommy porn bestseller indicates.

 

[MobBoss]

Its not mainstream because if it were the book wouldnt selling like it is.

Jolly, most people dont want their trusted civil servants appearing on porn sites. You might like it, but your not most people.

 

[JollyRoger]

The Bible sells. Does that mean Christianity is not mainstream?

The fact that some person's spouse put some pics up on a kinky matchmaking site does not seem relevant to that person's ability to do their job.

 

[MobBoss]

Last I checked '50 shades of Grey' had only fraction of distribution that the bible enjoys. Come on Jolly, stop being like that.

And i'd argue that if someone has lost the respect the office requires then their ability to do their job has indeed been compromised. Judges get this done all the time due to their behavior. Surely your states bar news has had examples of this.

 

[JollyRoger]

Last I checked '50 shades of Grey' had only fraction of distribution that the bible enjoys. Come on Jolly, stop being like that.

Your point was that the brisk sales are proof that the subject is not mainstream. Let me know when you make up your mind on the correlation between sales volume and mainstreaminess.

And i'd argue that if someone has lost the respect the office requires then their ability to do their job has indeed been compromised. Judges get this done all the time due to their behavior. Surely your states bar news has had examples of this.

How has her ability to do her job been compromised?

 

[BvBPL]

Why would pictures taken by her husband with her consent mean she should recuse herself on such grounds?

It creates the perception of a conflict of interest or bias. Even if it doesn't affect how her court is run, the perception is still sufficient to request a recusal. Even if that recusal is denied, the requests for recusals would lead to the perception of judge shopping which isn't very desirable for the court system.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Why should we only have prude judges in family court, or anywhere on the bench for that matter?

 

[JollyRoger]

It creates the perception of a conflict of interest or bias.

How does an act done between consenting spouses create a conflict of interest or bias when judging a claim of infidility? A motion for recusal would not be granted there.