Threats to Judges, Prosecutors Soaring

05-24-2009 • Washington Post

Threats against the nation's judges and prosecutors have sharply increased, prompting hundreds to get 24-hour protection from armed U.S. marshals. Many federal judges are altering their routes to work, installing security systems at home, shieldi

5 Comments in Response to Threats to Judges, Prosecutors Soaring

Comment by Chip Saunders

Entered on: 5/25/2009 1:46:12 PM

With over 800+ federal judges and magistrates, this is just plainly not enough pissed off people.

Wake me up when you can report 10X the number reported here.

(Yawn!)

Comment by JustinTyme

Entered on: 5/25/2009 12:18:27 PM

Much ado about nothing. 1200+ per year? Between the judges and the prosecutors/assistants there 10s of thousands of individuals involved. How many cases do they participate in during a year? Doesn't seem like a lot of threats to me and we have a special team of U. S. Marshalls tracking it? Me thinks there's another angle to this story... Probably a new law or czar coming out to protect them.

Comment by Powell Gammill

Entered on: 5/25/2009 11:01:59 AM

yet.

Comment by CharS

Entered on: 5/25/2009 9:19:56 AM

It's darn lucky for those congress-critters that nobody is "out to get" them! :-)

Comment by foundZero

Entered on: 5/25/2009 5:18:53 AM

Wow. Scroll down and look at the comments. Way more diversity of opinion that we'd have seen just a few years ago. The blinders are coming off.

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