Judge William Adams is a child abuser

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It's picking up steam on the internet. Google news shows that it's being reported in many major news outlets: SF Chronicles, Forbes, etc.

This afternoon Judge Adams responded to the video, saying: 'It happened years ago.. I apologized. It's not as bad as it looks on tape.'
As a result of the furore, the video was being examined by the District Attorney and previous controversial judgements Judge Adams made in cases involving children have come to light.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1cZpSM9ar


Calls to Judge Adams' office in Texas went unanswered. However his senior colleague County Judge C.H. 'Burts' Mills told MailOnline that Judge Adams was not currently at work and had not presided over any trials this week.
Judge Mills said he had seen the video footage and had 'no comment' to make on the film but that it had been turned over to the District Attorney and was being 'reviewed'.
The police department confirmed it would be making an announcement shortly.
In a court judgement last October, Judge Adams said that a child's statements 'amounted to no evidence' despite the fact his words had been confirmed by third party witnesses and recorded on video several times. The young person had also been interviewed by a child psychologist who believed the child.
According to Judge William Adams, all children are 'fantasizers' and their testimony should just be ignored.
The girl in the video is said to have suffered from ataxic cerebral palsy from birth. The condition causes problems including difficulty with balance, shaky movements of hands or feet, and difficulty with speech.
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This afternoon Judge Adams responded to the video, saying: 'It happened years ago.. I apologized. It's not as bad as it looks on tape.'

I was going to comment but I prefer not to believe a single word from what The Daily Mail says the man did or did not.

Anyways, it's better for the law to take the case and comment afterwards.
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General_Norris wrote:
This afternoon Judge Adams responded to the video, saying: 'It happened years ago.. I apologized. It's not as bad as it looks on tape.'

I was going to comment but I prefer not to believe a single word from what The Daily Mail says the man did or did not.

Anyways, it's better for the law to take the case and comment afterwards.


The local DA/police are investigating the case. It seems that Judge Adams spoke with the local TV station: http://www.kristv.com/full-coverage/vid ... /#fcanchor

Judge William Adams spoke to reporter Andy Liscano, admitting it was him in the video, but says "it's not as bad as it seems" and said he apologized to his daughter for the incident.
Hillary denies that.

"Wow, that is a perfect example of his making light of the situation," she said. "He is a shining example of the way he would treat us. I just can't believe he would say something like, he doesn't think it's a big deal."
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jfe2 wrote:First off, this video is hard to watch.

The video should be used in the courtroom not on youtube
I wouldn't even watch it, this brings up another point. Is it also abuse to watch the video?
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CRTGAMER wrote:I wouldn't even watch it, this brings up another point. Is it also abuse to watch the video?


It may be hard to watch, but of course it isn't abuse to watch the video. The victim of the abuse, having already reached the age of majority, made a decision to upload the video.
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As a child I had been spanked, but always within reason. Never any cursing, and it never happened at an age over 8. It was never out of anger, I was a mischievous little snot and never was I spanked for doing anything typical.

This is despicable. This is excessive force. This is ruining a child's life. And this is a man judged to be superior to everyone who is not a judge. He calls the shots?

This is not a mistake. This is cruelty. (I'm tempted to make a "This is Sparta" joke but the situation shouldn't be taken lightly).

I've been in some pretty nasty fist fights after confronting men to either watch their language around women or to not grab.push them This goes beyond that. This punk is cursing at his daughter and hitting her while his wife approves of it. It's sickening.

Throw the book at him, and I hope he goes to jail to meet some inmates that he "judged" as threats to society.
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Ive seen some pretty messed up stuff on the internet before but jesus christ, as soon as she started screaming in pain, i cringed and turned off the sound but watched it further, only to turn it off 40 seconds later

This man and woman should be rightfully punished.
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Luke wrote:As a child I had been spanked, but always within reason. Never any cursing, and it never happened at an age over 8. It was never out of anger, I was a mischievous little snot and never was I spanked for doing anything typical.

This is despicable. This is excessive force. This is ruining a child's life. And this is a man judged to be superior to everyone who is not a judge. He calls the shots?

This is not a mistake. This is cruelty. (I'm tempted to make a "This is Sparta" joke but the situation shouldn't be taken lightly).

I've been in some pretty nasty fist fights after confronting men to either watch their language around women or to not grab.push them This goes beyond that. This punk is cursing at his daughter and hitting her while his wife approves of it. It's sickening.

Throw the book at him, and I hope he goes to jail to meet some inmates that he "judged" as threats to society.



I'm with Luke here. Now, my parents still physically punsih me, and I'm 16. They never stopped. As I've grown, I've become bigger than my Dad. I was drinking one night, underage, AND I drove home. He whooped me a little when I got sober, but this is to far. I don't mind him being rougher than usual, because that has been the worse thing I've done in a while, and I am bigger than him.

Plus, Texas law states he can do anything within his power that does not leave a mark, or causes internal injury. (There are other applications to the law, but I know he has never done anything abusive in the eyes of the State or me.)
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gtmtnbiker wrote:
According to Judge William Adams, all children are 'fantasizers' and their testimony should just be ignored.

If for no other reason (I haven't seen the video and don't plan to, can't stand that stuff), this should be enough reason for him not to be a judge.
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YoshiEgg25 wrote:
gtmtnbiker wrote:
According to Judge William Adams, all children are 'fantasizers' and their testimony should just be ignored.

If for no other reason (I haven't seen the video and don't plan to, can't stand that stuff), this should be enough reason for him not to be a judge.

If you watch the video, you will think that he shouldn't even be allowed to live. He is the type of person who is total fucking scum. I can't even think of the right words to describe him.
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