Today, Judge Peter Knight, 60, of North Carolina Henderson County court, kicked a breastfeeding woman out of court, because, he said, breastfeeding a baby in the courtroom is inappropriate.
Here is some history about Judge Knight - all benign, posted about him as part of his re-election campaign.
Seems like a garden variety ordinary guy - not as a crazy puritan fundamentalist on the bench.
And yet he is.
I just wrote a blog about two other judges with interesting last names committing misconduct in Louisiana - Judge Free and Judge Best.
Judge Free was suspended for corruption.
Judge Best was investigated for cutting probation, ex parte, to a sex offender whom the judge personally knew through the judge's church choir.
This is Judge Knight.
You cannot make it up.
A Knight in shining armor kicked out a breastfeeding mother out of a public building because it is inappropriate to feed your child when that child wants to be fed.
Judge Knight was quoted as saying in 2012: ""When you practice law, you typically don't get to do much study of the law".
Well, he should.
At least, not to come across as a caveman and an embarrassment, in our day and age.
Unfortunately, Judge Knight is not alone in his cavemen mentality and actions.
I wrote on this blog about male chauvinistic pigs like Judge Knight in Nevada and in Michigan.
Now it is happening in North Carolina.
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