Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 20:32:25 GMT -6
Oregon Commission Says Homophobic Judge Who Refused to Marry Gay Couples Should Be Removed
An Oregon commission investigating judge Vance Day has recommended that Day be removed from his post because of a series of flagrant ethical violations that includes refusing to marry same-sex couples.
The commission declared that Day’s actions amounted to “criminal behavior”, adding, “His misconduct is not isolated. It is frequent and extensive. …(P)ossibly the most disturbing, Judge Day has engaged in a pattern of dishonesty. Although the goal of much of his disingenuousness appears to be covering up misconduct, some of this conduct seems to have other independent objectives.”
The commission went on to state, “Judge Day shows no outward sign of comprehending the extent or nature of his ethical violations. His misconduct is of such a nature as to impugn his honesty and integrity.”
Raw Story reports:
The nine-member panel made the rare recommendation after determining in a two-week hearing that Day had undermined public trust by refusing to marry same-sex couples, hanging a portrait of Adolph Hitler, communicating improperly with a felon and allowing another felon to illegally handle a firearm.
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/01/300596/
An Oregon commission investigating judge Vance Day has recommended that Day be removed from his post because of a series of flagrant ethical violations that includes refusing to marry same-sex couples.
The commission declared that Day’s actions amounted to “criminal behavior”, adding, “His misconduct is not isolated. It is frequent and extensive. …(P)ossibly the most disturbing, Judge Day has engaged in a pattern of dishonesty. Although the goal of much of his disingenuousness appears to be covering up misconduct, some of this conduct seems to have other independent objectives.”
The commission went on to state, “Judge Day shows no outward sign of comprehending the extent or nature of his ethical violations. His misconduct is of such a nature as to impugn his honesty and integrity.”
Raw Story reports:
The nine-member panel made the rare recommendation after determining in a two-week hearing that Day had undermined public trust by refusing to marry same-sex couples, hanging a portrait of Adolph Hitler, communicating improperly with a felon and allowing another felon to illegally handle a firearm.
Read more: www.towleroad.com/2016/01/300596/