Out To Lunch

I was pushed for time today, so I swung into a burger joint for a quick lunch.

Seated in the lobby were two men, at different tables, loudly complaining about the Casey Anthony verdict. One was absolutely irate.

“That’s what’s wrong with the Court System in this County,” he ranted. “You’re innocent until proven guilty! The rest of the world, you’re guilty until proven innocent!”

Sitting quietly at the table next to the angry man, I spotted a local trial court judge. The judge and I have tried many serious criminal cases together, even murders.

On his way out, the judge walked over to me, smiled, and thanked me for not “outing” him to the angry man.

I was please to hear the judge whisper, “Some people really are ‘out to lunch’.”