A judge. Just a guy doing a job. Like the bailiff or the guy and the entry check.
I think you're overlooking something ... it's not the person wearing the rivers you are standing for... it's the robes themselves and they represent the court system that is being shown respect ... I think it's a great idea, it reminds everyone that the judicial system is bigger than anyone person
You are not appreciating the positive.
This man is a symbol of respect for the law. He is NOT THE LAW we are rising for. We are acknowledging respect for what he stands for, or is supposed to stand for.
I am with you in this respect. There are very FEW judges that I can respect. I don't stand for them, I stand for upholding justice, flawed as the case may be with a lot of them.
It started as a show of fealty to royalty. You stand up and stay standing untíll the royal person have taken his seat.
Back some 55 years when I was in grade school we were still required to stand up if the headmaster of the school came into the classroom. But then hippie days began and that was the end of that ;-))
It's an attempt to single-out and humiliate the physically handicapped.
This is a circular response to my question.
Well answered.
HA! Boya!
Quite likely. But as Americans we should cast aside all that is from our former British overlords. Not just the custom questioned but fatuous rubbish like eating with the fork in the left hand and knife in the right, or worse, "formal" meals with 50 pieces of unneeded cutlery. Finally speaking. Right speaking, right thinking and righteous people say, "tha-may-toe", not, "tha-mah-toe". "Tha-mah-toe"? Good god!
It persists because human beings allow themselves to be cowed by their leaders. It persists because human beings have neglected the(ir) responsibility to keep their leaders in their proper fekking place.
