Don’t allow mob rule to influence judges’ rulings

Article here. Excerpt:

'Of course, not every unpopular judgment is a fair one. But if we make judges political animals who pander to popular opinion, what would happen to the rights of citizens who are not the most vocal, the most powerful or the most organized? To quote Justice O’Connor, “The founders realized there has to be some place where being right is more important than being popular or powerful, and where fairness trumps strength. And in our country, that place is supposed to be the courtroom”.

Judge Persky is not the only one facing the fury of the online mob. Leslie Rasmussen, a musician who had written a character letter in support of Turner, became one of the most hated persons on social media — her band was forced to shut down its social media accounts. Cyberbullies unwittingly sent thousands of hateful messages to an unrelated woman who shared a last name with the musician.'

Many accusations of sexual misconduct on college campus are arbitrated by on-campus administrative hearings. Under pressure from the federal government and student activists seeking to eliminate sexual assaults on college, these campus “courts” have been quick to do away with due process and adopt a “guilty if accused” mentality.'