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and bringing a little glimmer of hope for humanity and justice.
rare, that... 
This is the kind of jurist who truly lives up to his calling. We need so many more like him. 
Thanks for the thread, 7962.
He was malnourished (100 lbs and 5'7"
because his pancreas is almost done due to alcoholism. His liver is almost done for the same reason plus a pain killer addiction (multiple back surgeries, completely disabled). When I brought him to the ER they put in an IV but didn't attach a bag for 8 hours. His belly, legs and feet were grossly swollen and he didn't remember where he lived or his birthday. Almost all lab test were out of the normal range, the liver especially so. The ER Doctor was not going to admit him because "his labs were not that bad." He couldn't even walk, but he did have Medicaid/Medicare, so they would get paid!
He has been a little brain damaged from birth and slow. His HS nickname was "Woody" from the show Cheers. He drank due to self esteem issues caused by continual put downs etc.
I threatened to sue the hospital and that Doctor personally for patient dumping if they didn't admit him. They finally did and even told me it was only for 1 day because of my threat. Next day different doctors saw him there and freaked out over those same labs.
Spoke to the patient advocate and the chaplain. Told them I could get a Guardianship over him if I could get him into an assisted care facility. I was told the U.S tanks 50th out of the top 50 countries for treatment of mental illness and addiction. The chaplain told me other than a 72 hour commitment, there was nothing else but jail, prison or the streets if you didn't have Donald Trump type money. Most insurance policies pay for only two weeks a year for treatment.
Where are our priorities? I am always told that this is a Christian nation with Christian values. If these are Christian values I want none of them!
Any chance we'll see this judge running for anything at the national level?
