2017年1月13日星期五

法官講粗口下集

5個月前寫了法官講粗口一文, 5天前Legal Cheek作出跟進報導:

Judge who branded abusive defendant ‘a bit of a c**t’ cleared of misconduct

A female judge who branded an abusive defendant “a bit of c**t” has been cleared of wrongdoing by a judicial watchdog.

Back in August 2016 Judge Patricia Lynch QC, sitting at Chelmsford Crown Court, entered into a sweary back and forth with defendant John Hennigan.

Appearing in the dock having been accused of breaching his anti-social behaviour order (ASBO), Hennigan — who has 23 convictions to his name — told Lynch that she was “a bit of a c**t”. Keen to reciprocate in vernacular familiar to Hennigan, Lynch responded:

"You are a bit of a c*** yourself. Being offensive to me doesn’t help."

Despite overwhelming public support, not everyone was impressed with the judge’s c-bomb.

Less than two days after the incident, Legal Cheek reported that the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) had received around ten complaints regarding Lynch’s colourful language.

Fast forward five months and, according to The Guardian, the JCIO has now confirmed it will not be taking formal action against Lynch. In a statement sent to one of the complainants, the JCIO said:

"Although the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice considered HHJ Lynch’s remarks to be inappropriate, they did not find that they amounted to misconduct or warranted any disciplinary sanction. [They] were of the view that the matter should be dealt with by informal advice."

Lynch — who later apologised for her remarks — has now been been advised to respond “appropriately to parties in court at all times”. Even if they are c**ts.

好彩這件案不是發生在香港, 否則這法官就沒有這麼便宜了。社會氣氛不同, 待人方法也會較寬宏, 法官講粗口也不用罷免。 做刁民在香港會比外國過瘾, 做官就到外國會更過癮, 不一定對辱罵可以反唇相稽, 起碼社會地位會更尊崇。

以前有個甄官, 好多犯都憎佢, 尤其是老同。老同最憎大老爺送佢入去DATC(戒毒所), 因為戒完出嚟再食會被recall, 老同寧願乾手淨腳的判監, 坐完無手尾跟。有一次老同發難: 「死人甄沾記, 食晒你啲椰子糖。」我當然不知甄官同甄沾記是否有關係, 若果有, 開心死喇, 你食晒我咪賣晒畀你, 賺晒你啲錢囉, 然後再整過。

依家做官, 尤其是做低級嗰啲, 做非刑事案嗰啲, 預咗畀人鬧架啦。記住咪發官威, 發威就畀人鬧多兩鑊, 仲有投訴跟尾, 又要解畫, 到時老細又多啲嘢做, 老細都鬧埋你, 死唔死, 忍氣吞聲喇。一係去第二度做囉。

7 則留言:

  1. Lynch should say "I dunno u r cunt or not" instead of "U r a ... urself".

    B'J

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  2. 甄官是誰?隨着細馬爺,阮偉明退休,香港裁判官進入新的時代了。馬爺判案快,有效率,轉數快,判刑重。現在裁判官很少有馬爺質素。對常見案件,可做即時聽審,聽時判決,即時判刑,快狠準

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    1. Eddie Yanne, PM in the 80s. 新舊更替嘛, 現在的新晉我已無緣識荊。很多在裁判法院審理的案, 其實即審即判, 隨口噏出分析道理, 連想也不用想, 又有幾難? 一路審就可以一路分析。我都有聽聞有些好簡單的案都adjourn for verdict, 不是retire for verdict, 這是笑話。這種做法一係「揸攤」, 一係根本唔適合做官, 只懂擦鞋, 蒙混過關, 連司法質素下降也稱不上, 那叫司法墮落。當然也有很勤力出色的人, 以小心謹慎方法來斷案的。兩者怎分, 行家一睇就知。

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  3. 當年嘅沈大栽判官閣下同樣喺老同剋星,老同一知上佢堂,絕大部分都乖乖就範不作無謂掙扎,否則一定抹到盡。得知大人現職老地內心實在無比高興,希望佢步步高升喇。

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    1. Fred大哥畀人appeal到暈, 不過, 佢睬你都儍, 大不少做功課啫。

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    2. 不怕appeal此良官也,有此良才高官,實屬萬幸。

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    3. 寫到殘不怕, 上大人批評也不怕, 不搞小圈子, 不擦鞋, 默默耕耘, 越來越少啊!

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