Blind Justice

In general, the poor, especially African-American Poor feel like the system is stacked against them. Gee, wonder why?
Well here is a good example of why that feeling is justified:

A judge who wore blackface makeup, handcuffs and a jail jumpsuit at a Halloween party will be suspended for six months, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The justices voted 5-2 to suspend Judge Timothy Ellender for a year without pay for dishonoring his position, but to defer half of that penalty. Ellender will lose more than $50,000 in pay, one judge noted.

Ellender, who is white, testified the costumes worn by him and his wife — she was dressed as a policewoman — were meant only as a joke to show he was her prisoner. The party's host, Ellender's brother-in-law, was dressed as Buckwheat.

The justices agreed Ellender did not mean to insult blacks. Nevertheless, they ordered him to take a sociology course "which will assist him in achieving a greater understanding of racial sensitivity."

Okay, I realize I don't know all the facts here, and I applaud the court's ultimate ruling, but going to party in "full minstrel" where your brother in law, who is hosting, is dressed as Buckwheat sure strikes me as having the burden of proof to show the judge did not mean to insult African-Americans.