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Friday, December 23, 2011

Courts - "What is the proper response to a courtroom wailer? Look away? Tell him or her to man up? "

That question is examined in this story today in the NY Times today reported by William Glaberson. Some quotes:

Courthouse regulars know the signs: the trembling fingers, the sniffle, the telltale blow of the nose.

Another defendant is sobbing. Whether it is a politician owning up to corruption or a scam artist admitting frittered millions, the weep is a courthouse staple.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 23, 2011 09:10 AM
Posted to Courts in general