{"id":577,"date":"2008-08-13T05:21:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-13T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royblumenthal.com\/wordpress\/?p=577"},"modified":"2008-08-13T05:21:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-13T11:21:00","slug":"randburg-court-22-magistrate-says-youre-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royblumenthal.com\/wordpress\/randburg-court-22-magistrate-says-youre-protected\/","title":{"rendered":"Randburg Court 22 — Magistrate says, ‘You’re protected.’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Randburg Court 22 — Magistrate says, ‘You’re protected.’<\/a>, originally uploaded by royblumenthal<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n

Thanks, Magistrate!<\/p>\n

Jennifer and I went to the Randburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Court 22, to be precise. The court dealing with domestic violence.<\/p>\n

Our buddy, Big Bad Ed, joined us. He knows the inside of a courtroom. ‘I hate these places,’ he said. ‘I’ve been in them way too often.’<\/p>\n

Ed tells us an anecdote about a judge who once said to him, ‘You’re a one-man crime-wave.’<\/p>\n

Ed replied, ‘Thanks, your honour.’<\/p>\n

And the judge responded, ‘It wasn’t a compliment.’<\/p>\n

Ed was with us because we decided to manage the situation. Her ex-husband, Bill Morris, was expected to turn up to contest the protection order Jennifer was having finalised by the court.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavits on public record in the court yesterday, William ‘Bill’ Morris was a wife beater who pressed his wife against the wall, then hacked the wall with an axe just inches next to her head. Amongst other things.<\/p>\n

The magistrate heard Bill’s smarmy and incompetent lawyer, Bradley Brazington saying things like, ‘If it pleases the court, your worship, my client would like to set aside this order.’<\/p>\n

To which the magistrate replied, ‘Does your client need to come to the complainant’s residence or place of work for any reason?’<\/p>\n

To which Bradley Brazington Esq said, ‘Uh… no… uh… your worship.’<\/p>\n

And so, the protection order was finalised. With Bill Morris turning a deep red at the incompetence of his lawyer, and the idiocy of his own game plan ringing in his ears.<\/p>\n

For godsake… the bloke arrived with his lawyer’s satchel! Bill, not his lawyer… Bill himself brought the satchel.<\/p>\n

What was he thinking? ‘I’m a lawyer! If I bring my lawyer’s satchel, it’ll impress the magistrate, and he’ll let me off! I’m a member of the legal profession! We stick together!’ Is that what he thought???<\/p>\n

Sheesh. What a misguided loser.<\/p>\n

Anyway.<\/p>\n

The protection order was served. And we now have a pre-issued warrant for William Morris’s arrest, should he dare break any of the terms of the order.<\/p>\n

And of course, Big Bad Ed is always waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n

Roy Blumenthal is a writer, director, artist, and visual facilitator<\/a>. Hire him to make pictures of your meetings or workshops.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Randburg Court 22 — Magistrate says, ‘You’re protected.’, originally uploaded by royblumenthal. Thanks, Magistrate! Jennifer and I went to the Randburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Court 22, to be precise. The court dealing with domestic violence. Our buddy, Big Bad Ed, …<\/p>\n

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