No seating, shelter outside Magistrate's Court
"People got dogs getting better treatment than us when you talking about that happening out here, they treating us like we have no value and one class is more deserving than others," said an irate relative of Kenyetta Boynes as they waited for hours at the court.
As of recent, the Magistrate's court has been outfitted with security gates with a small entrance for walk-ins.
Not barred from entering with vehicles are lawyers, police officers and court staff. In the case of last Friday where there were an unusual number of matters being heard alternately by Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia Richards and Magistrate Ayana Baptiste-DaBreo, the effects of being locked out were ever so evident.
"We can find no place to sit except for the ground which I wouldn't do, the sun hot like hell then the dew come and we still standing out here. They need to provide benches and shelter out here. Even the prisoners more comfortable than us," said one man at the court.
At one instance an oversized man, who struggled to walk as he also appeared unwell, was forced to take shelter in the jeep of someone who had permission to enter the gate. "This is extreme, look at that, just look at that, that man should have been allowed to drive in because of his condition. We being treated like pigs man," said another bystander at the court.
One person expressed the need for night court to eliminate the long hours of waiting for some cases to be called.
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14 Responses to “No seating, shelter outside Magistrate's Court”
the court isn't anything new
she needs to gooooo!
police court orderly there half and hour before court open and open the door let the people relax inside until !