Reply #52: are you for apples or are you for kiwis?

[sui generis]

Please. my opinion is clear.

My view is that extreme discretionary punishment for IRRELEVANT missteps in a court room is inappropriate and does not merit jail time for sure.

Mandatory public service has no checks and balances when the amount of service is discretionary, so I am extremely opposed to judges working with the city to make up for their budget shortfalls by handing them people to work for free. That is slavery. Now, if a ticket said, 200 dollars for running a stoplight or 3 days of public service, I'd be okay with that, because it would be voluntary.

When a judge just pulls a number out of her uptight ass and keeps adding to it for non-compliance - that's not progressive.