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Talking Dictionary 1013. Judge Ends Unfair Laws

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1013. A Manhattan judge rejected Peter Prosecutor's attempt to try someone for stealing a lamb gyro from a halal vendor on West 53rd. "This is America! Being hungry's no crime!" Judge Judy said. The following week, she rejected Peter's attempt to try someone for stealing a wool blanket from an upscale Fifth Avenue retailer. "This is America! Staying warm's no crime!" she said. The following week she rejected Peter's attempt to try someone for sleeping all day near the turnstiles in Grand Central. "This is America! Sleeping's no crime!" she said. The following week she rejected Peter's attempt to try someone for peeing in Greeley Park. "This is America! Relieving yourself's no crime!" she said. She admonished Peter. "This poor man's no criminal—he's a victim. Stop bringing me victims." Peter sighed. "They're all breaking the law." She said, "They're breaking society's manmade, poor‐people laws. They're not breaking Mother Nature's laws." 6.7

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