The lawsuit states Judge Kenneth King violated the teen's constitutional rights when he detained her after she fell asleep in his courtroom.

The teen girl without a permanent home who was forced to don jail garb, wear handcuffs and ask for mercy after falling asleep in a courtroom is suing the Detroit judge who had her taken into custody.

Eva Goodman, 15, and her mother filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan against 36th District Judge Kenneth King. They allege he violated the teen’s civil rights, arguing King acted outside the scope of his judicial authority when he detained her, yelled at her and threatened her with jail time.

  • @wildcardology
    225•21 days ago

    Donald Trump fell asleep in his own trial, nothing

    Teen girl fell asleep as an observer in a trial, jail

    • @pyre
      146•21 days ago

      she was asleep while black though

      • Diplomjodler
        63•21 days ago

        And poor. And homeless. Definitely a menace to society.

        • @pyre
          38•21 days ago

          that doesn’t change much. black cops also can be racist against black people. they’re part of a racist structure.

        • @zerog_bandit
          13•21 days ago

          Some of the most virulently racist people I’ve met have been African American. Even against other African Americans.

          • LustyArgonianManaEnglish
            -16•21 days ago

            This is a stupid comment to make. Yes, black people can be racist against black people. No, they are not “the most racist.” Look at Elon Musk and his family’s emerald mines. THAT’S the most racist people we know - the prison owners, the people destabilizing Africa and other countries, the people enslaving other races for profit. Just because that racism is socially acceptable here because it affords those people luxury, doesn’t make them “less racist.” You just don’t pick up on it because you’re used to it.

            • @[email protected]
              16•21 days ago

              I’m black, for context. The guy said they were the most racist he’s personally met. Can’t really argue with anecdotal evidence. My family is from Jamaica, and I can say, with shame, that I did come the the US with some preconceived notions about African Americans. It’s doesn’t speak at all to the atrocious Emerald mines or even the MAGA flag wielders next door, but it is a real issue.

              • LustyArgonianManaEnglish
                -4•21 days ago

                If you can’t hear the dog whistle in what he said, show it to a black friend of yours, someone who is good at detecting bullshit. Saying “ackshully, black people are the most racist,” and then qualifying it with “in my experience” to try to mitigate the racist statement doesn’t really fly with me. I have heard too many racist Nazi fucks say that exact phrase to not recognize it. There are other variations too for other races, such as “The Chinese/Indians/Japanese are the most racist,” the main goal being how superior western white culture is compared to whatever race is so terribly racist. It’s just another “white people are so amazing actually” circlejerk.

                And I do indeed know very wealthy white racists, and anecdotally what they said to me behind closed doors is worse than anything a black person has ever said to me. Have you ever been sent pictures of dead bodies of black people hanging from trees, by a black person? And the person thought it was funny? I’ve received that and Nazi flags and all kinds of horrible racist shit from these white wealthy men. It’s fully disturbing, especially because they literally own companies. Imagine a commercial landlord having those views and what that impacts. Imagine a military contractor having those views.

                Because of their success, these wealthy men do not self analyze and instead have wicked confirmation/survivor’s bias. Which truly anyone including someone who is black can succumb to - eg Kanye.