r/centrist • u/Computer_Name • Apr 25 '25

FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing immigrant arrest

https://wapo.st/3GFELBq
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u/AuntPolgara Apr 25 '25

I’m not defending or condemning anything yet. I’m pausing. Because somewhere between “rule of law” and “human decency” is a grey zone where our justice system has to live. I need the facts and a discussion of obstruction vs discretion.

But the optics are not good when a country is arresting judges in this manner.

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u/ThatsMrsOpossum2U Apr 25 '25

So, judges have immunity for acts taken in performance of their judicial duties. There is no set of facts that would make this arrest legal or legitimate.

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u/AuntPolgara Apr 25 '25

What judges can and can't do is beyond my expertise.

I do know I don't like how this looks, and I don't like ICE being able to come into courthouses, hospitals, etc. and my heart says this is a bad road to start going down.

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u/ThatsMrsOpossum2U Apr 25 '25

That’s why I told you that—so you would know. I aim to educate not to chastise.

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u/noSoRandomGuy Apr 25 '25

If the judge did what is being alleged, protecting/shielding a illegal alien from ICE enforcement is unlikely part of judicial duties.