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The UK's legal system is steeped in tradition and custom. Judges and the like claim that the wigs they wear give them dignity and authority. Most people think they just make them look silly and out of touch, if not a little senile.
I propose to introduce a new set of wigs for legal professionals
to wear. This may include, for example, the afro wig which is at first awarded nominally only to those who have been in service since the 1970's.
This change in appearance would make defendants, witnesses and children feel more at ease in court, facilitating the legal process (maybe). The people made to wear them may complain that they make them look silly, but this would achieve consensus between them and the general public for the first time in centuries.
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Proposed:
Carrot Top
Albert Einstein
Yul Brynner
Bozo the Clown
Eraserhead |
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I recently did jury service. The whole business is so nerve wracking that myself and another likeminded juror spent two weeks giggling like naughty school girls, it was only the wigs and dignity of the court that kept us focussed on the business at hand. |
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You mean like Aristotle's 'Masked Judges' idea (see category links at top of page)? |
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I know that was poor, waugs, but there really isn't any need to respond quite so harshly. |
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But yes, a möbius chainsaw would probably be the best tool for that particular job. |
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No way! I think we ought to adopt the British courtroom costume over here in the states. I'm a law student -- I'd be up for it. Wigs and robes for everyone! |
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Must say I have to disagree with you on that one, Mon Capitain. Having spent a fair while in the Sheriff Court in Glasgow (though not in the dock) watching corpulent lawyers get tangled up in their moth-eaten gowns, I have come to the conclusion that UK courtroom dress does nothing more than make the wearers look like fools. |
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Well since they _are_ fools, they should at least look like them, right? Anything else would be criminal misrepresentation.
I wonder what the link is between UK lawyers and the other commonly wigged profession, clowns. Is there a cause-effect relationship here, or more of a feedback loop at work, and which spawned the other? |
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