Friday Fun - Sesame Supreme

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

For debate: Did Justice Sotomayor come to the correct conclusion? Is this really a ruling, or more of a settled arbitration? Did Justice Sotomayor give enough attention to the fact that Goldilocks broke the chair while in the process of a B&E?

Was justice truly served?

Comments

[jonathankorman.livejournal.com]

When offering nonbonding arbitration, it appears that Justice Sotomayor operates from principles of restorative justice, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_justice) though it's a pity that we do not see her proposed solution to the more challenging case of Pigs v. Wolf. (As blue_mangoes observes above, the Wolf has a much weaker claim to innocent motives than Goldilocks does, which makes a decision based solely on material interests less satisfying.)

I presume that this differs from her judicial philosophy when serving on the Court, though I hope that someone better versed in her decisions can clarify the point.

[yes-justice.livejournal.com]

the Wolf has a much weaker claim to innocent motives

Wolf has a family to feed and there had been lots of straw, wood, and even brick, development in wolf's hunting territory.