Get Out The Tissues: A Judge Painfully Recognizes Her Old Friend In Court
When this man appeared before a judge in bond court, he crossed paths with an old friend.
This took place in Miami-Dade Bond Court.
Realizing that he knew Judge Glazer from his childhood, Booth exclaimed a joyous "Oh my goodness!" A smile slowly crept across Judge Glazer's face at the same time, and the two surely relived a few memories they experienced together in youth.
It's like all at once Booth's bad decisions (or bad luck, depending on your perspective) in life came crashing down on him. Fewer than 40 years ago, the two had played football together–just two kids with blank slates who could've gone anywhere. But here they were in court, representative of two completely different life paths. One, a criminal, the other, an arbiter of justice.
This comment is so tragic. How could his life have become this?
How do factors of privilege, race and class play out in a scenario like this? It certainly brings to mind a lot of relevant questions about society. It's like a modern Shakespearian tragedy.
And she was quite a standup judge. She wasn't mean or particularly harsh. She acknowledged the fact that sometimes one's life circumstances get out of one's control. Of course, she still had to follow the law (setting his bail at $43,000), but she was clearly more interested in Booth's rehabilitation than she was in punishing him, which is how all judges should be.
What a tragic–but strangely uplifting–reunion. There's hope for this man. View the full video here.