‘Lady Justice’ ATL Caption Contest: And The Winner Is…
Over 3500 votes are in, and the winner of the Lady Justice ATL caption contest is…
So what’s the story behind the photo? The man is not, as many of you thought, Roy Pearson of million-dollar pants fame.
The setting is the Shreveport federal court in Lousiana, and the man taking a moment to reflect is Caddo District Judge Michael Walker. Unfortunately, he and fellow judge Vernon Claville were not as intimate with Lady Justice as they should have been. They were convicted last month on racketeering charges. From the Shreveport Times:
Walker, who oversaw the drug section in Caddo District Court, and Claville, a juvenile judge, were convicted of racketeering charges stemming from a corruption investigation that began nearly five years ago. The government said the pair took cash payments from Travis McCullough, an informant, to lessen the cost for inmates to be released from jail.
Both judges have been sent to correctional facilities. But KSLA News reports that they will still receive state pensions when they “retire” on July 2. Good old Louisiana.
Federal jury convicts two Caddo judges [Shreveport Times]
Two Caddo judges on trial [Shreveport Times]
Convicted Caddo judges now in federal jail, will still get pensions [KSLA TV]
Earlier: ATL Lady Justice Caption Contest Finalists: Time to Vote!
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FIRST! I can't believe they still get their pensions...
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Ugh, damnit. This was in the less-funny half. Stoopid liberals.
That and the Bush Administration screwing a doctor just doesn't make any sense!!!!
Revised:
"A doctor confirms that, after being screwed so much by the Bush administration, Lady Justice has become pregnant."
After reading so many ATL caption contest entries, I have confirmed that lawyers have no sense of humor.
Worst. Caption. Ever.
is it just me or is ATL absolutely terrible nowadays? i haven't seen one interesting article in weeks. weddings involving people no one knows and caption contests? i mean come on. dealbreaker puts this site to shame on a daily basis.
Enough with this drivel. Let's get to the real meat we're all looking for: PORTSMOUTH SALARY POST, BEEYATCHES.
Next time, ask SEN for grammar advice before you crown a caption that makes no sense.
Weak sauce.
"After being screwed so much by the Bush administration, a doctor confirms that Lady Justice has become pregnant."
The part of the caption modifies "doctor," not Lady Justice. The wording makes it seem as if the doctor is getting screwed.
Doctors in my residency program used to get screwed by the Bush administration all the time, it was no big deal.
- Medical Frat Stud
@3:05, that would be a good revision, but for some reason, the editors didn't revise the submission before putting it up for a vote. The silent hand of SEN at work behind the scenes perhaps?
After voting for a nonsensical caption, 66.1% of ATL readership confirms that the other 33.9% understand neither grammar nor humor.
I cannot believe that the caption with a misplaced modifier won. We're supposed to be good writers, people!
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
--Randy Newman
The order of ideas in the caption is arguably correct for the intended purpose, but the specific grammar, as has been repeatedly pointed out, is questionable at best.
Suggested modification:
"After having been screwed so much by the Bush administration, it is confirmed by a doctor that Lady Justice has become pregnant."
Further: (A) Substitute "repeatedly screwed" for "screwed so much". This saves a word and has greater effect. (B) Substitute the simple verb "conceived" for the awkward phrase "become pregnant". (C) Omit "by a doctor" as irrelevant. (D) Optionally, replace "being repeatedly screwed" with "repeated screwing".
Final edit: "After repeated screwing by the Bush administration, it is confirmed that Lady Justice has conceived."
4:23: Amazingly, you've not only failed to resolve the subject-object problem, but also added in a whole new problem of excessive use of passive voice. I can't tell if that was a serious attempt at an edit or if you're screwing around...
Lat, your dangling participle is humiliating. Please change immediately. you don't mean that the doctor was screwed.
Also, you refer to a "juvenile judge" -- come on. I was a juvenile judge when I summarily took my younger brothers' sodas. Capitalize!!
After using misplaced modifiers to win caption contests all the time, Frat Stud confirms that guys in his high school thought it was no big deal.
Dangling modifiers, the caption sucked.
4:28,
;o)
When did ATL merge with huffington post
A doctor confirms that Lady Justice has become pregnant, after being screwed so much by the Bush administration.
Simple solutions for simple problems.
The supreme irony for those who wanted to take a shot at the Bush administration is that they voted for a caption that reads like something Bush himself could have said (except for the substance, of course).
But I suppose the guy who came up with the caption was just trying to put food on his family -- his nucular family, that is -- and we shouldn't misunderestimate him, etc.
5:31, your "solution" didn't solve anything.
oh, shut up. lady justice was screwed by bush. period.
now we wait for the left-wing-nuts to give lady justice an abortion.
only if she wants one, or needs one because the pregnancy would be hazardous to her health.
that's sort of the whole point of "choice".
Bushies = whining crybabies.
You're a bunch of morons, just like your leader.
Odd that the "Busines" have to give grammar lessons to the progressives. Or maybe the progressives have just progressed into a new post-grammatical world.
10:55
you seem to have been misdirected away from Al Franken's webpage - that's where most retards go to post such insightful comments
11:36 - your post is no more insightful than 10:55's.
There is a difference - while 10:55 was actually expelling liberal political philosophy, i was merely engaging in name-calling.
11:36
I've appeared in Walker's courtroom. He is a pig who abused the lawyers and court staff. He used to tell women lawyers he would not allow them to wear pants in his courtroom (he liked to see legs).
I am glad he is headed to prison. Everyone in the courthouse knew he was shady. No one knew how stupid he really was, until the feds played the tapes in court.