Is It Cruel To Tell This To A Cancer Patient?

She had to yell at him to make her point

I am first to admit that I am messy, but then I would go on one day to clean the whole house, and even if I don't, I live by one rule, a clean bathroom.

And while rules are rules, we can be more compassionate, and we don't need to embarrass people just because we can, or we have the power to do it like this judge who shamed a man only because his lawn was a mess.

Burhan Chowdhury is a 72-year-old man charged for not keeping his lawn clean. I guess someone from his neighborhood decided to make a big thing out of it and reported him to authorities. While I don't know precisely the charge, Burhan had to appear in a Zoom meeting where not only he had to defend himself but hear hurtful words from a judge who had to add to all the stress he must be going through as a cancer patient.

Yes, Burhan Chowdhury has cancer, and the judge had to threaten him with jail time.

Again, Burhan didn't make his cancer as an excuse, and the family had said that they had already cleaned their lawn and accepted the penalty they had to pay. They were caught by surprise when the judge, Judge Alexis G. Krot, had to say these words in public:

“You should be ashamed of yourself!” Krot said on Monday. “If I could give you jail time on this, I would.”

And this is what Burhan can say in disbelief

Oh my God!

Could it be because Burhan is from Bangladesh?

Her behavior is inexcusable, like she was having a bad day, and she had to lash out at people, but compare that to the life of a cancer patient?

If it was a crime, the punishment is a monetary fine, of which she handed down $100 for the "mess." But she had to rub it in, and I can't help but believe that she wants to make a point. Will she do the same with a white American, or was Burhan not speaking English well enough?

Or is she what people call a "Karen"?

Judges have the power to uphold the law, and ignorance of the law excuses no one. But one can't help but see the injustice when a serial rapist like Christopher Belter only got probation because the judge believes putting him in jail is like handling the man a sword dangling over his head, and compare this with the way Judge Alexis G. Krot acted to a 72-year-old man with cancer.

And you will understand why many people are taking it to social media how they feel about this judge.