fandomhigh | Advanced Criminal Justice, Class 22, Period 1, 03.30.06

[OOC: Still more relatively light stuff. Still more likely non-respondiness at work. Class Info Post.]

"Hello, class! Today we'll be talking about one of the most important figures in the Justice System: The Judge."

"The judge is the Mayor of Justice City. He tells the police they can arrest an evildoer, referees the trials that determine if a person is innocent or guilty, looks off to the side when a superhero causes minor property damage while fighting The Good Fight, and looks keen in a snazzy black robe. The judge is, simply put, the guy to be!"

"Judges get to be judges by being keen lawyers first. If they do their job and impress people enough, they can upgrade from their position as mild-mannered attorneys to become Kings of the Justice Hill!"

"Once you are a judge, it's your right and responsibility to look at the law and make decisions based on it. So while they wield a lot of power, they also have to be careful about using it because it can be used as precedent."

"Today, I'd like you to just talk about judges and the court system a bit. Also be sure to take a little bit of time to work with your group! Your project is due Tuesday!"

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For class and non-class discussion.

If you didn't do it on Tuesday.

Aeryn and Jaye? No violence, please.

In case it's needed.

Okay, I've worked out how we're doing the projects next week. On Tuesday in an OCD thread, just drop in your theory. The theory itself should only be a sentence or two so I have an idea of what's going to happen. On Thursday, you will present the theory. Just talk about it for a paragraph, cite your cartoon example, and if you want to do anything more than that, it's up you. Have a wacky idea for integrating the cartoon into the presentation? Run with it. Want to do something completely out there? It's the Danger Shop, feel free.

I think this will be more fun for you guys and much easier for me. This way, you also have complete control over what's going on. Unless Tick presses a button while in the shop and wackiness ensues. But I doubt that will happen. Really.

Angel took notes. It might be noticed that he was wearing a shirt that was not the norm for him (http://psycho-barbie.livejournal.com/26653.html?thread=498461#t498461).

At Prof. Tick's prompting, he said, "My problem with this is that it relies pretty heavily on lawyers."

The Tick saw Angel's shirt and smiled. "Lawyers, for better or for worse, are a part of the system. Only a lawyer so good that they can rise above the position would know how best to keep lawyers in check."

"Also, I appreciate your enthusiasm for arts & crafts! It's good to see people taking in interest!"

"What?" Angel blinked down at himself. "Oh. Yeah. Callisto got it for me. Know what they say: the couple that scrapbooks together has a real good time."

Oddly, of all the things Angel had done in his life using double entendres around Prof. Tick felt like the one thing that absolutely guaranteed he'd be going to Hell.

Angel waited for Veronica so they could work on the last-minute touches for their project.

"I didn't know anybody said that, actually, but I'll have to keep it in mind," Tick said.

Angel was definitely going to Hell. Not that Tick realized this.

I AM STILL AWAKE I HAVE ONE PAGE LEFT OF THIS @#$%ING PAPER (WELL ACTUALLY TWO BUT I AM COUNTING SINGLE-SPACED PAGES, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOUBLE SPACED)

"Very common saying back in my dimension." Oh yeah. Going to Hell.

"Um, anyway - my worry here is who ever heard of a good lawyer?" Angel asked. He seemed to have geniune curiosity about this. "Does becoming a judge reset all that evil? Turn it into a higher purpose?"

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"I've met a couple of good lawyers. They helped me out when I got in trouble for the destruction of property thing. Also, Abraham Lincoln. He was a lawyer!"

"And becoming a judge gives them a choice to use their abilities for good. Some do good, some stay jerks."

Angel thought about it. "Kind of like ghosts then."

Aeryn's glare at Jaye is really damn impressive today.

Jaye's actually a little intimidated today.

She offers Aeryn an M&M.

"So if a guilty person is let off the hook, the judge is the one to blame?"

Aeryn ignores the M&M.

And continues to glare.

"How did you not know? It's all over the radio," Jaye protests. If you can protest before the other person says or does anything. And she's keeping the M&M now.

"I don't always listen to the radio," she says.

"You should start. We're funny," she says, and because she doesn't want to get hit anymore, she says, "You didn't suck last night."

Aeryn glares again.

"I think judges have an important position in the court system, one I wouldn't want to take up myself because wow, responsibility. I think it's a lot easier to be superhero and stop evil from happening than it is to decide what sort of punishment people deserve," Cameron says. If you look closely, you might still be able to make out the word dork! on his forehead.

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