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Celerity

(43,772 posts)
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 08:52 PM Nov 2021

Outrage Erupts After Kyle Rittenhouse Judge Makes Bizarre Asian Food Comment

https://www.thedailybeast.com/outrage-erupts-after-kyle-rittenhouse-judge-appears-to-make-bizarre-asian-food-joke



The judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial is once again at the center of a firestorm, this time for a strange statement about lunch.

“I hope the Asian food isn’t coming... isn’t on one of those boats from Long Beach Harbor,” Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder told the court on Thursday, possibly referring to the recent logjam at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It was not immediately clear why Schroeder, who is presiding over a racially-charged case in Wisconsin, might make a joke about a port problem in California and Asian food.

The bizarre moment immediately spurred new outrage against a judge whose cranky demeanor and alleged bias in favor of the white defendant have been points of contention throughout the murder trial of a white teen who killed three people. Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson tweeted: “It’s pretty clear that this man should not be a judge of anything.”






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Outrage Erupts After Kyle Rittenhouse Judge Makes Bizarre Asian Food Comment (Original Post) Celerity Nov 2021 OP
The prosecution could petition for a mistrial, right? sakabatou Nov 2021 #1
Yes, but the judge that has to agree to it is this judge obamanut2012 Nov 2021 #11
He's a kuku bird nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2021 #2
Another sign of dementia - why is this guy still wearing a robe and banging a gavel? FakeNoose Nov 2021 #3
Doesn't have to be dementia. TwilightZone Nov 2021 #12
K&R Solly Mack Nov 2021 #4
He even botched the joke which added to the confusion Hav Nov 2021 #5
Aha taxi Nov 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Nov 2021 #7
Wow ... just, WOW! (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2021 #8
That Boy Ain't Right MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #9
Where's Denny Crane when you need him? peacefreak2.0 Nov 2021 #10
Supply chain jokes are funny for the "don't know how to use an IPAD crowd." Johonny Nov 2021 #13
Want to do some about the Judge in the Rittenhouse trial, file a complaint. LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #14
What does it take to remove a judge from the bench? question everything Nov 2021 #15

TwilightZone

(25,518 posts)
12. Doesn't have to be dementia.
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:21 PM
Nov 2021

I think he's just a racist jackass.

Of course, the possible options here aren't mutually exclusive.

Hav

(5,969 posts)
5. He even botched the joke which added to the confusion
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:07 PM
Nov 2021

It's a bit odd that he craves the attention so much.

taxi

(1,896 posts)
6. Aha
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:07 PM
Nov 2021

a) He went to a certain now bankrupt university teaching how to become infamous.
b) He wants people to think he was smart enough to take all the courses.

Response to Celerity (Original post)

Johonny

(20,965 posts)
13. Supply chain jokes are funny for the "don't know how to use an IPAD crowd."
Thu Nov 11, 2021, 09:30 PM
Nov 2021

I assume "Where's the beef?" was too raw for him to belt out yet.

question everything

(47,600 posts)
15. What does it take to remove a judge from the bench?
Fri Nov 12, 2021, 02:13 PM
Nov 2021

Can the suggestions, above, be used by non- Wisconsinites?

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