Murder Vapes
A judge presiding over a murder trial has been attacked for vaping during the proceedings.
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by Dave Cross
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Daniel St. Hubert was given the nickname “The Brooklyn Ripper” after he was indicted for killing a six-year old and nearly killing his 7-year old friend in a frenzied knife attack.
St. Hubert claims: “I’m innocent, and these charges being brought against me is basically a setup placed on me by the law. These evil things that I’m going through, you know, it just tells me the devil is calling me. I don’t want the devil. I want God. I’m going through hell, you understand?”
While listening to this, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Del Giudice pretends to stroke his white beard – but a telltale blue light in his closed palm alerted onlookers. A court worker is reported as saying: “Everybody knows about it, but nobody says anything.”
While most British vapers would struggle to see the issue with a sneaky bit of stealthy vaping, a 2017 New York law bans the use of electronic cigarettes inside buildings and public spaces where smoking is already banned.
A lawyer not involved in this case has been quoted as commenting: “I wouldn’t ever think it’s appropriate to even do that in a public building, much less on the bench.” While a second added: “The only reason I never became a judge is because I can’t smoke my cigars on the bench.”
Should the judge be reported he faces the prospect of a fine of up to $2,000 (just under £1,500). Do you think it’s appropriate for a judge to be vaping on the job? Does it make a difference that it is a serious murder trial?
Dave Cross
Journalist at POTVDave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous start-ups to develop content for their websites.
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