Marshals Service says threats against judges mushrooming

[sabra]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — When you think of high risk jobs you probably do not think of judges. But perhaps you should.

According to the U.S. Marshals Service, the number of threats against federal judges and prosecutors has mushroomed from 500 in 2003, to 1278 in 2008. It is on track to go even higher this year. There are no statistics on the number of threats against state and local judges.

U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton has had his share. His decision not to grant bail to Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, Scooter Libby, triggered several threats, but there have been others.

“I received some threats in a case about a bear hunt that I refused to stop from animal rights activists. I also received some after I issued a Second Amendment opinion,” Walton says.

As a result, the U.S. Marshals Service, which is responsible for the protection of federal judges, installed an elaborate camera surveillance system at Walton’s house. He has taken other protective measures himself, which he declines to disclose.

Read more: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/29/marshals-service-says-threats-against-judges-mushrooming/

[Dakota Flint]

1. Surprised?

This should not come as a surprise after all that ranting and railing of the conservative right wing hate mongers and their constant attacks against "activist" judges.


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[Wednesdays]

2. K&R

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[MadMaddie]

3. Note the dates from 500 in 2003, to 1278 in 2008

So during the * years, with law enforcement distracted by * and Cheny's boogymen and terror alerts.....the criminals in the US were allowed to become emboldened and threaten judges.....(the threats are not party specific this is in general and across the board.....)