Update: White Republican Judge Who Threatened to Shoot Black Teens and said they don't look smart, Resigns

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/nyregion/ny-judge-erin-gall.html


White Judge Who Threatened to Shoot Black Teens at Party Resigns
Justice Erin P. Gall of Oneida County, N.Y., faced removal from office after a judicial commission found that she engaged in a “racially offensive, profane” tirade at a high school graduation party.

A New York judge who invoked her position and threatened to shoot Black teenagers at a party has resigned and dropped her monthslong fight to remain on the bench after a state commission recommended that she be forced to leave office.

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Justice Gall, who had one year remaining in her 14-year term, said in the motion that she had officially resigned her judgeship as of Dec. 15 and had no intention of serving on the bench again.

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The teenager who drove them there lost his car key during the skirmish. As police officers arrived and tried to clear the area, the teenager and his companions continued to look for the key, the commission found.

At that point, the commission found, Justice Gall, who is white, said, “get off the property — and that’s from Judge Gall.”

“I’m a judge,” she added, using a vulgarity for emphasis.

An officer told her that if someone found the key, it should be turned over to the police. If it was not found, the officer said, someone from the group of teenagers would have to return to look for it.

“If they come back looking for it, I’ll call you while they’re on the property,” Justice Gall then said, adding: “If they did, they’ll be arrested, or they’ll be shot on the property. Because when they trespass, you can shoot them on the property. I’ll shoot them on the property.”

In another exchange, Justice Gall said to the officers that the Black teenagers “don’t look like they’re that smart” and “were not going to business school, that’s for sure.”


video... after 3:30 on the video is when she talks about shooting the teens:

[turbinetree]

1. She should be fucking disbarred...............end of story and maybe just maybe the NY system should look

at her record to see who got what kind of "justice" from her...................

[OhioBack2Blue]

3. Mental Illiness Alert!

Funny, when I have called police (too many times to count) for trespassing (as a person who is intentionally oppressed in the U.S.) I have been told I must:

1) Post no trespassing signs (no arrest until such signs are posted). After I posted signs I was told:
2) I have to write and send to each known and unknown trespasser (yes, seriously) a letter warning them they cannot trespass and that they can be arrested and charged if they do trespass. (no arrest until such letters are sent). After doing this for the known ones, I was told:
3) I am required to find out what the trespassers intent was, because if they say they were not there to harm me, they have every right to come in my house and do whatever else they want to, including help themselves to my refrigerator food.

Yes, this is what the numerous yt (white) police officers have told me!

(IMO, trespassing law needs to be fixed).

But yeah, this lady is yt and a judge so different rules for her - OK to shoot first ask questions later.

[DiverDave]

6. W.T.F??

Just sickening to hear how you were treated.
I think you are entitled to some compensation.
Get a lawyer, that is so wrong what they told you.
More training (which they will ignore)
I'm sorry you went through that.

[MagickMuffin]

4. I remember this incident and it took this long to kick her off the bench?

Hopefully she gets disbarred as well. She just doesn’t seem very smart!

[Upthevibe]

7. BlueWaveNeverEnd..........

How people get to such a hateful place breaks my heart.....

[thesquanderer]

8. I wonder if a bunch of her convictions may be appealed/overturned now. Another damning line from the article...

“I would take anyone down for you guys,” she told the officers at one point.
“You know that,” she added. “I am on your side.”