A judge criticized her approach, leading to a girl who was taking a field trip to a Detroit prosecutor, who ended up in jail with her clothing and handcuffs.
Judge Kenneth King also asked other children in the courthouse Tuesday whether the 16-year-old woman may be taken to juvenile incarceration, WXYZ-TV reported.
King, who works at 36th District Court, defended his behavior.
Even though there is definitely no way I could put her in jail, I wanted this to look and feel very true to her. That was my own type of ‘ Scared Straight,'” King said, referring to a video on young offenders in New Jersey.
The Teenager was visiting King’s Court as part of a explore by The Greening of Detroit, a non-profit organization. During the attend, King noticed the lady falling asleep, WXYZ reported.
” You fall asleep in my court one more time, I’m gonna put you in up, understood”? the judge said, according to picture of his comment.
The girl was therefore forced to wear handcuffs and change into jail clothes.
The prosecutor told WXYZ,” She completely disturbed me with her whole perspective and her entire attitude.” I wanted to talk to her and let her know how severe this is and how you act in a courtroom.
King even threatened her with jail day while she was being held for her age before releasing her.
The judge declared,” I’ll do whatever needs to be done to reach these kids and make sure that they do n’t end up in front of me.”
The Greening of Detroit released a statement, saying the “young woman was traumatized”.
” Although the judge was trying to teach a lesson of admiration, his practices were unacceptable”, chairman Marissa Ebersole Wood said. If he believed the group of students were disrespectful, they should have been simply instructed to leave the court.
Judge Aliyah Sabree, who has the No. King’s do “does not represent the requirements we uphold at 36th District Court,” according to a statement released on Wednesday evening by the court’s second leadership post.
” I am committed to addressing this issue with the highest diligence”, Sabree said.
A text from The Associated Press asking for King’s opinion was not responded to right away.
According to Larry Dubin, a professor at the University of Detroit Mercy rules school,” there were so many other ways that we could have helped that young lady learn.”
King informed WXYZ that he had spoken with the woman’s parents and that he had offered to serve as a leader.
