Judges Are Seeking Cover On The Bench

Judge Bruce Petrie in Danville, Ky., has a bullet-resistant bench and armed bailiffs but he is thinking of carrying a gun after police thwarted a plot
By John Amato — June 4, 2005

Judge Bruce Petrie in Danville, Ky., has a bullet-resistant bench and armed bailiffs but he is thinking of carrying a gun after police thwarted a plot to kill him. . .read on
Does this have anything to do with the angry rhetoric being used by the "moral majority" these days?
Americablog has a nice follow-up: You read about "conservative Christian" and GOP anti-judge hate speech and the risk to judges' lives on AMERICAblog first: here and here and here and here and here and here. And this was our first story back in early March. At some point, will the mainstream advocacy groups jump on this issue, please?

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