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Category: Law
Posted on: June 14, 2006 10:06 AM, by Ed Brayton
The trial of an Oklahoma judge accused of using a penis pump under his robe during trial has begun. Reports like this just can't be a mistake:
Thompson's longtime court clerk testified in his preliminary hearing that she saw the judge use a device called a "penis pump" during several trials, including the murder trial of a man accused of shaking a toddler to death. That case ended in a hung jury.
Thank you, he'll be here all week. Try the veal.
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Comments
So, I'm thinking that vicarious use of the equipment is more effective than real use?
Posted by: Mark Paris
| June 14, 2006 10:34 AM
The court clerk is technically incorrect. The murder trial ended in a well hung jury.
Posted by: ompus
| June 14, 2006 1:04 PM
Personally, I think the judge is going to beat it.
Posted by: John Pieret
| June 14, 2006 11:02 PM
In this case, didn't the defendant borrow the judge's apparatus and fire his attorney in the belief that he could get himself off?
Posted by: deadheaddave
| June 15, 2006 9:01 AM