美國16歲女學生參加法律教育活動「嗑眼瞓」,遭法官上銬換囚服「教她尊重」。
女學生法官席前嗑眼瞓激怒法官
據《紐約郵報》報道,美國密西根州非營利組織「底特律綠化」(The Greening of Detroit)近期舉辦一場法律教育活動,一名16歲女學生當天在參加此活動時,竟在法官席前打瞌睡,這一舉動令第36區法院的法官肯尼斯·金(Kenneth King)極度不悅。
Detroit District Court Judge Kenneth King has been suspended by the chief judge of the 36th District Court William McConico for handcuffing a sleeping teen girl during a field trip. Judge King will undergo "necessary training" for his outrageous behavior.https://t.co/nSiHOvCbMS
— Gary Wright II (@garywright2) August 15, 2024
法官斥責女學生並採取極端措施
肯尼斯當場將女學生叫醒,然後進行嚴厲斥責,要求女學生學會尊重,「別把我當玩具,我不是你可以開玩笑的對象」。女學生被罵後疑似「駁嘴」,進一步激怒肯尼斯,導致他失去理智憤然採取極端措施。
Breaking: Wayne State University removed Judge Kenneth King from 2 classes he was set to teach at the Detroit-based school this fall.
— Dave Boucher (@Dave_Boucher1) August 16, 2024
The move comes after he was pulled from his docket following his decision to detain a teen who fell asleep in his court https://t.co/2pAbfE85Ee
法官給女學生上銬並換上囚犯制服
肯尼斯要求法庭人員給女學生戴上手銬,並換上囚犯制服,甚至威脅要將她送入感化院。肯尼斯還故意描述感化院的恐怖情景,並要求在場學生進行投票決定女學生的去留,但最後女學生被「當庭釋放」。
Detroit judge removed from bench after punishing teen for falling asleep during courtroom field trip
— Michigan News Source (@MINewsSource) August 16, 2024
Judge Kenneth King made the teenager wear handcuffs and jail clothes during a field trip to a courtroomhttps://t.co/NiRDMKKkx3 pic.twitter.com/23Dg4TgyDl
女學生因此次事件造成嚴重心理創傷
「底特律綠化」表示,此次事件給女學生造成了嚴重的心理創傷,該組織批評法官的訓斥和懲戒是完全不必要的,認為肯尼斯即便是想要教女學生尊重,也應該要用適宜的方法,而他這樣「恐嚇」女學生的做法令人難以接受。
![法官肯尼斯·金。AP圖片](https://image.bastillepost.com/704x/wp-content/uploads/hongkong/2024/08/bplib_20240817-115738_20240817_GL_Kenneth-King_source-ap__704px.jpg.webp)
法官肯尼斯·金。AP圖片
法官作出回應
肯尼斯事後回應,他並非因為女學生嗑眼瞓而感到不舒服,「因為有時候就連律師也會打瞌睡」。真正讓他不滿的是女學生的態度和表現,他希望能讓對方明白事情的嚴重性,並學會尊重法官,知道在法庭內該如何表現。