Reply #42: morals clause

[SemperEadem]

Usually, jobs of a certain pay tier have something inserted in the employment contract called a 'morals clause'--which outlines acceptable behavior by the employee during their employment. It includes their behavior in and out of the office where identification with the employer can be drawn. I"m quite sure this judge, if he didn't have one specifically for his job, is quite aware of it as a matter of contract law--something he would have covered in law school. He is aware of such things, so playing stupid about it doesn't cut the ice here. Forgetting about it is even sadder. If it has to be spelled out in plain English for him, then that's really a shame.

Common sense should tell one where the line is drawn. However, at a certain age, things such as what this judge did is recognized as being quite distasteful, boorish and not honorable to one's esteem and personnage.

If one didn't 'get the memo', then they are a thoughtless lunk, quite self-centered, self-absorbed and self-ish. This is really a no-brainer.