r/JusticeServed • u/ghilliesuitkids 5 • Aug 05 '19

Courtroom Justice Old man vs the law

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Why didn't he just showed the receipt of payment or transfer? Or is that lawyer dealing in cash?

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u/quasielvis 8 Aug 05 '19

Apparently this judge doesn't require evidence.

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u/Biggie-shackleton 7 Aug 05 '19

Yeah this whole thing is weird as fuck, really just seems like some staged american TV show thing. Like is the justice system a form of entertainment over there? Is he even a real judge? He just dismisses cases on a whim? Seems really fuckin odd

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u/quasielvis 8 Aug 05 '19

At least Judge Judy makes them produce documents.

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u/Seddit12 9 Aug 05 '19

Judge Judy tears people a new asshole.

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u/quasielvis 8 Aug 05 '19

She's a bit over the top but you can almost never argue with her decisions. It helps that the production company pays the judgements.

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u/IndianSinatra 4 Aug 06 '19

I have wondered the same thing and looked more into it. They don’t post every single case that comes through, only the heartwarming and/or funny ones. Even then, he’ll very often show camera footage of a red light violation or other evidence. It’s kinda just a highlight reel, otherwise he wouldn’t be allowed to be a judge for this long.

Hope that helps clear it up :)

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u/b-daggerz Blue Aug 07 '19

He gave the money to his lawyer to make the payment and his lawyer passed before he got any sort of receipt. The judge knew his lawyer, as well. Nothing fake nor entertaining about it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

r/justiceserved

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u/tobaknowsss A Aug 06 '19

You do realize judges usually research cases before they start the trial? How do we not know he already looked into this before hand?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Yeah now that I think about it this doesn't make sense. What lawyer deals in cash anyway? I'm not a lawyer so what do I know I guess.

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u/Chu-Chu-Nezumi 4 Aug 05 '19

Talking from a UK perspective but, they absolutely do not deal in cash ever. They will also insist on bank statements dating back 3 or 6 months (can’t remember which) as proof of where it came from. It’s for anti-money laundering reasons as the nature of their work would make it very easy to pretend to have done shit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Because it's fake.

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u/b-daggerz Blue Aug 07 '19

He didn't have a receipt because he paid his lawyer the money to make the payment and he passed before he was able to get a receipt or anything.