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Article discusses how judges feel about restoring gun rights after red flag removals. Feel 1st and 2nd amendment rights supersede vague proof as to person's state of mind.
"Judge Julie Spector, the chief civil judge of the King County Superior Court in Seattle, said these types of cases were the kind that could keep a judge up at night. She said that no judge has a crystal ball.
“We’re going to be on the front page if we make a mistake,” Ms. Spector said. “Nobody is taking this stuff lightly.”
Another judge said, when asked by a prosecutor to remove guns, "“The statute is not written such that the court can give the benefit of the doubt to law enforcement at the expense of Mr. Donnelly,”
Interesting read, here's the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/gun-seizures.html
"Judge Julie Spector, the chief civil judge of the King County Superior Court in Seattle, said these types of cases were the kind that could keep a judge up at night. She said that no judge has a crystal ball.
“We’re going to be on the front page if we make a mistake,” Ms. Spector said. “Nobody is taking this stuff lightly.”
Another judge said, when asked by a prosecutor to remove guns, "“The statute is not written such that the court can give the benefit of the doubt to law enforcement at the expense of Mr. Donnelly,”
Interesting read, here's the article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/us/gun-seizures.html