Judges take that risk every time they take a criminal case on. That criminal could always have friends who plot revenge on the judge. And it does happen and judges are aware of it. So that’s a poor excuse.
I also don’t believe ruling against him will lead to a civil war or anything like that. Not when January 6th was a complete failure. Most Americans, even Trump supporters, aren’t interested in picking up a gun and getting on the front lines.
Judges take that risk every time they take a criminal case on
The difference here is scale, they don’t usually have to worry about a third of the country hating their guts for making a decision
Nor is there a certainty in most cases that criminals will have people who want to harm a judge, unlike with Trump
Yes it’s a threat they see often, but it’s nowhere near the usual level they see it at and it’s very understandable why someone might be legitimately terrified of the situation
Understandable, but giving into terror is only going to bring more of it on you and everyone else too.
Also, I wonder if every soldier who ever got their life threatened or taken serving our military felt terror, and why their terror would be any less worthy than what these judges are feeling. Those judges took an oath to defend our country in their own way, and they need to make good on it.
Judges take that risk every time they take a criminal case on. That criminal could always have friends who plot revenge on the judge. And it does happen and judges are aware of it. So that’s a poor excuse.
I also don’t believe ruling against him will lead to a civil war or anything like that. Not when January 6th was a complete failure. Most Americans, even Trump supporters, aren’t interested in picking up a gun and getting on the front lines.
The difference here is scale, they don’t usually have to worry about a third of the country hating their guts for making a decision
Nor is there a certainty in most cases that criminals will have people who want to harm a judge, unlike with Trump
Yes it’s a threat they see often, but it’s nowhere near the usual level they see it at and it’s very understandable why someone might be legitimately terrified of the situation
Judges can recuse themselves if that’s how they feel. They don’t have to be there if they don’t want to be.
Understandable, but giving into terror is only going to bring more of it on you and everyone else too.
Also, I wonder if every soldier who ever got their life threatened or taken serving our military felt terror, and why their terror would be any less worthy than what these judges are feeling. Those judges took an oath to defend our country in their own way, and they need to make good on it.
This isn’t easy, but it isn’t complicated either.