Judge faces lawsuit after forcing student to put on jail garments and handcuffs and enter isolated holding cell

Judge faces lawsuit after forcing student to put on jail garments and handcuffs and enter isolated holding cell

A Detroit judge who briefly detained a teenage girl who fell asleep in his courtroom during a school field trip to learn about the justice system was demoted to presiding over traffic court as he faces a federal lawsuit.

Judge Kenneth King was moved to the state court’s traffic division after the incident on 13 August. King was temporarily removed from the bench as he completed mandatory training following his actions.

“We appreciate his efforts in preparing for this role, and wish him success as he transitions into this new responsibility,” said the chief judge, William McConico, in a statement.

  • @lazyViking
    -38•2 months ago

    She was homeless, not ✨ unhoused ✨. Stop trying to minimise other people’s suffering

    • @nemno
      17•2 months ago

      I sure everyone understood what was meant by that. Stop creating an issue over nothing.

      • @CleoTheWizardEnglish
        4•2 months ago

        People can call them whatever they want. You can call them homeless, unhoused, unsheltered, houseless, displaced, vagrant, destitute, loiterers, whatever language helps you talk about homelessness in a way that actually helps people and doesn’t obfuscate the issue.

    • @[email protected]English
      13•2 months ago

      “Unhoused” is callous and “homeless” is not?

      While others are downvoting you for missing the point (possibly because I was already attempting to consider them with empathy and dignity), I probably should have actually said “person experiencing homelessness”, and have edited it as such.

      In 2020, an entry on homelessness was added to The Associated Press Stylebook noting how “Homeless is generally acceptable as an adjective to describe people without a fixed residence” and that reporters should use person-first language to "avoid the dehumanizing collective noun the homeless, instead using constructions like homeless people, people without housing or people without homes.”

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People-first_language

      • @drislands
        2•2 months ago

        Interestingly, the quote notes that using homeless as an adjective is fine, while using it as a noun is not. I did not know that!

      • @lazyViking
        -9•2 months ago

        Oh shit, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were a Associated press reporter. My bad 😔

    • @throbbing_banjo
      5•2 months ago

      How the fuck is that your only takeaway from that comment? Go play a game or something lol

    • @[email protected]
      -5•2 months ago

      People who are unhoused are not always homeless. Many unhoused people have homes in tents, camps, etc.

      The term homeless is often used to obscure these homes so that residents can be attacked, dispossessed, encaged, etc.