Judge threatens jail to cancer patient for unkempt weeds

[fabulouslyghetto]

Is America one big reality show where the most depraved, heartless person whose very existence most closely mimicks a Disney villain wins?

https://toofab.com/2022/01/12/judge...ncer-patient-for-not-cleaning-weeds-in-alley/

Long story short, white judge black immigrant defendant (shocking right?) 70 year-old man's weeds are out of control, never been a problem until he started cancer treatment which left him frail, his son took care of upkeep but was out of the country for a period of time. Judge berated them both, cut them off when they pleaded for leniency and expressed the desire to put one of them in jail which she probably would've done if she had the power to. Thankfully she didn't. And therein lies the epitome of black American experience, "victory" is narrowly avoiding jail on a technicality that the judge in this particular case doesn't have that authority. A sigh of relief, now this sick elderly man can focus on paying the fine he can't afford.

If this is the "freedom" our troops are fighting for let's just call em home, ey?

An elderly cancer patient who begged a judge for mercy after failing to keep his Michigan home clear of weeds was given a fine instead — as well as an earful.

Burhan Chowdhury, 72, was cited for allowing the alleyway behind his house to become unkempt. Appearing before Judge Alexis Krot via Zoom on Monday, he tried to explain the situation... but he didn't get much sympathy.

Through broken English and labored breathing, Chowdhury attempted option 2 — and was summarily shut down.

"I am a cancer patient, very old ma'am," he tried to explain. "I was then very weak."

"He was sick," his son Shibbir, beside him, offered.

Judge Krot, however, was unmoved.

"You should be ashamed of yourself!" she berated him. "If I could give you jail time on this I would."

Luckily for Chowdhury, prison was not within the judge's sentencing powers for the crime, so she issued him a $100 fine instead.

"You better get that cleaned up," she scolded. "That is totally inappropriate."

Shibbir asked the judge if the fine was "forgivable, because my father is currently sick," explaining to her that he had since helped his dad pull up the weeds; but he was quickly cut off.

"Do you see that photo?!" Judge Krot shouted. "That is shameful! SHAMEFUL! The neighbors should not have to look at that. You should be ashamed of yourself."

Cue somebody with a power-point presentation on why race had absolutely nothing to do with this in t-minus 5....4....3....2...

 

[cabinfever]

She should be removed from the bench immediately.

I strongly suspect that race played a role in her behavior but to confirm I would have to know more about the other decisions she has made and if she is just an asshole 24/7 or not.

Either way she is unfit for the job she has.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

She should be removed from the bench immediately.

I strongly suspect that race played a role in her behavior but to confirm I would have to know more about the other decisions she has made and if she is just an asshole 24/7 or not.

Either way she is unfit for the job she has.

there's a petition with 3k signatures to have her removed. for those of us connected to reality, it's.... weird that we can't just go to her "boss" and be like "she's clearly unfit fire her" and her boss goes "you're right ok." we probably gotta collect all 6 infinity stones to remove her from the bench. america's judicial system thrives on self-perpetuating power where the higher up you are, the lower the standards of behavior are and the harder it is to remove even the most obviously corrupt unqualified a-holes.

 

[ShadowCat]

What a fucking cunt if the man TRULY has cancer (yes I'm cynical but you would be surprised what people will pull if in trouble!) then maybe ask if his son could do it or maybe send the city over to his!

 

[LeicsDom]

Why on earth did it ever get to court?
In the UK such things are not even civil offences
At most the local council would come and do the job and then send the owner a bill for the labour

 

[rareboy]

America is so broken and hopefully Karma comes around to bite her real hard.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

Why on earth did it ever get to court?
In the UK such things are not even civil offences
At most the local council would come and do the job and then send the owner a bill for the labour

Our court system is for profit. The purpose isnt to deter or punish crime, its to generate profit. A mega corp can dump hundreds of tons of sludge into a river or ocean, no problem, but we gotta squeeze every ounce of income out of the working class hence fines for weeds being too tall.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

What a fucking cunt if the man TRULY has cancer (yes I'm cynical but you would be surprised what people will pull if in trouble!) then maybe ask if his son could do it or maybe send the city over to his!

Theres video, the man is visibly and audibly having trouble breathing he's wheezing as he speaks. If he's faking it hes my nominee for an oscar for best leading male performance.

I get it though. If i was in trouble for some damn plants Im showing up to court in a wheelchair, neckbrace, arm in a sling with sunglasses on and a seeing eye dog. To be fair, the courts are so cruel you cant leave anything up to chance.

 

[USEDCAR]

This country treats illegal immigrants way better than Americans. They should be able to find this guy some help or even bring a social worker over and make sure he's okay. Someone could cut his grass or maybe move him into an apartment thats easier to maintain.

 

[peeonme]

I saw this on the news. I suspect that it was because the man with cancer was from another country, (I believe India, not sure). Hamtramck, where this took place is a small city surrounded by Detroit. It was a white Catholic mostly Polish populated place for many years. These Polish communities were known for being clean and well kept. It wasn't odd to see some old lady out sweeping her side walk and curb area.

Foreigners as well as people of other faiths (including protestants) weren't greeted with open arms. I have no doubt that this man received this horrible treatment because of his ethnicity.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

This country treats illegal immigrants way better than Americans. They should be able to find this guy some help or even bring a social worker over and make sure he's okay. Someone could cut his grass or maybe move him into an apartment thats easier to maintain.

If that were true would this even be happening? Never in American history has supreme kindness to brown immigrants really been a thing. But I like how you think, DREAM BIG maybe one day we'll sing a different song.

 

[Ludlow]

Says a lot about the neighbours around him who would rather complain to the City Council rather than walk over, knock on the door and ask if he needed someone to take care of it for him. They presumably knew he was elderly- even if they knew nothing or little of his health condition?

 

[rareboy]

I had one of my neighbours file a complaint while I was ill for a month, it was raining every day and I mean every day and the kid I hired to mow the lawn at the office just didn't bother for a few weeks.

By the time the City inspectors came, the lawn was mowed and I explained that the 'weeds' were wildflowers and not poison ivy or some man eating plant....and then I took them to the totally unkempt and abandoned City lot and for a good look at all the neighbour's trashy yards...explaining that my life was too short to file complaints against all of them but I would be delighted to tell all of them to go fuck themselves and would cut down every shade tree and rip out the beautiful spirea hedges out of pure spite if anyone crossed me again.

But as I noted for them...interesting that not a single person had ever come to me to ask if I needed help in the midst of all of this.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

I had one of my neighbours file a complaint while I was ill for a month, it was raining every day and I mean every day and the kid I hired to mow the lawn at the office just didn't bother for a few weeks.

By the time the City inspectors came, the lawn was mowed and I explained that the 'weeds' were wildflowers and not poison ivy or some man eating plant....and then I took them to the totally unkempt and abandoned City lot and for a good look at all the neighbour's trashy yards...explaining that my life was too short to file complaints against all of them but I would be delighted to tell all of them to go fuck themselves and would cut down every shade tree and rip out the beautiful spirea hedges out of pure spite if anyone crossed me again.

But as I noted for them...interesting that not a single person had ever come to me to ask if I needed help in the midst of all of this.

Sadly thats a culture we're losing in the world. Instead of offering to help why try to penalize you. I hope its not as prevelant in canada as it is in the states.

 

[eddielee]

Very sad that a judge could be so lacking in empathy.

 

[gsdx]

A change of heart apparently. Or maybe she just couldn't handle the ridicule:

DETROIT — Michigan Judge Alexis Krot has apologized to an elderly cancer patient she berated and threatened with jail time over some unkempt weeds outside his home. And she said she's reporting herself to a state commission that probes judicial misbehavior.

"I made a mistake," Krot said in a statement shared with the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, by the court Thursday. "I acted intemperately. I'm very embarrassed that I did so. I apologize to the person who appeared before me and to our entire community for having failed to meet the high standards that we expect of our judicial officers, and that I expect of myself."

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/judge-says-she-made-mistake-130014716.html

 

[rareboy]

What she is saying is that the backlash was so severe that she faced losing her job. Kunt.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

What she is saying is that the backlash was so severe that she faced losing her job. Kunt.

Can you believe this is called a justice system? She literally has one job and that's judicial, and she cant even do that right. When a judge shows poor judgment isn't that like a quarterback not being able to throw the ball?