Judge Leads Super Bowl Chant During Manslaughter Trial

[Roon]

TACOMA, Wash. -- A judge overseeing a manslaughter case embarrassed prosecutors and upset the victim's family when she called for a Super Bowl cheer for the Seattle Seahawks before the start of the sentencing hearing.

As Judge Beverly G. Grant took the bench Friday, she asked everyone in court to say "Go Seahawks." Dissatisfied with the low volume of the response, she told them to try again.

Only then did she hear statements from prosecutors, defense lawyers and relatives of the slain Tino Patricelli, as well as an apology from defendant Steve Keo Teang, before resentencing Teang to 13.5 years in prison.
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[edbermac]

1. What an idiotic thing to do!!

Now if she wanted to lead a cheer for the Patriots, that's another matter entirely...

[DS1]

2. Kick her off the bench immediately

[Maddy McCall]

3. LOL. Crazy world!

I'd be pissed, too.

[Fenris]

4. Ah, Tacoma.

[nytemare]

5. I want "Hail to the Redskins" played at my funeral.

But, the judge really went too far, there. A person's freedom and justice are at stake, not a time to be worried about football.

[Radical Activist]

6. I wonder if she appreciates

the full impact she has on the lives of others of if its just a job to her.