Making Judges Safe
by TChris
Acts of violence against judges are an affront to the judiciary, but this federal judge makes the case that turning courthouses into prison camps isn't the solution.
[O]ne nation under guard is not the answer. Tying judicial security to the war on terrorism risks destroying the very institution we seek to defend.
The answer, instead, is to "create a sensible state of elevated awareness throughout the judiciary - not only about the need for better security but about the specific nature of the risk." As Judge Kane learned from experience, the answer is not to arm judges.
Carrying a gun made me look at everyone with an attitude that made fairness and impartiality impossible. This, in the end, is too high a price to pay for judicial security: it cannot come at the cost of justice.
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