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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Was Arrington right to ask whites to leave courtroom?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington said he meant no harm when he asked white to leave his courtroom while he lectured black defendants.
The incident happened last month when Arrington, a former Atlanta city council president and mayoral candidate, said he entered the courtroom and saw an overwhelming number of blacks. Arrington said urged them to get their lives together, go to school and work hard. read
Was Arrington right to ask white attorneys to leave his courtroom? Has attention over his method sidelined the message?
