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Anne Arundel County officials are asking why it has taken more than a year to investigate District Court Judge Askew Gatewood Jr. who illegally dumped cinder blocks and rebar into the Patapsco River at his Pasadena property.
Why do you think it took so long to investigate a judge accused of illegal dumping?
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Officer George said:
Judge Gatewood is apparently a special individual who lives in the County at his Bay Rd. estate and is a sitting judge in Baltimore City. I applaud County Executive John Leopold for his efforts,but given Gatewoods' prominence I doubt if anything will be done by a political animal such as Gansler.
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Examiner Reader said:
give him a fair trial before they hang him. is judge gatewood black? would prosecuting him be racial?
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Examiner Reader said:
Do they really know this is a fact. I find that often people are on a witch hunt for whatever reason. Give me more than someones belief. As Joe Friday said "give me the facts".
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Examiner Reader said:
let's see, a judge is in trouble and the investigation is slow. how many of these investigators come to this guy's courtroom. They protect their own, don't you know.
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Examiner Reader said:
Because this state is one party dominated, thus allowing corruption and cronyism to fester unchecked for more than 40 years. Look only at Baltimore City's election. The same people who have been part of the problem for so many years were all elevated to higher office!
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reader said:
Judges/Lawyers live in a different world from the rest of us common folk. They feel like they can do anything and get away with it. Oh, now I see why a lot of politicians are lawyers.
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reader said:
He has a lot of power that he can abuse others.
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reader said:
They live by a different set of rules.
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