Pubdate: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 Source: Herald-Sun, The (Durham, NC) Copyright: 2002 The Herald-Sun Contact: http://www.herald-sun.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1428 Author: Kenneth L. Hunt OFF THE BENCH You can add Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson to the growing list of incompetents in the city of Durham. I'm sure the vast majority of citizens are outraged at his latest decision regarding State Trooper Clinton J. Carroll's arrest of a Hispanic drunk driver ("Judge rules trooper engaged in profiling," Sept. 20). Judge Hudson should either resign or be kicked off the bench. He is typical of the problem with our justice system. He is an embarrassment to the judicial system and just more fodder for the old guess-what-happened-in-Durham jokes. He is also the judge who overturned many drug arrests from the inhabitant-requested drug crackdown at the Cheek Road Apartments. The Hispanic driver was given a ticket for being drunk, which he was. Trooper Carroll may have saved some innocent person's life. As for Public Defender Bob Brown, he gets paid for getting guilty people set free to prey upon the innocent. He reminds me of an old joke: Do you know what's black and brown and looks good on a lawyer? Answer: A Doberman pinscher. KENNETH L. HUNT Durham September 25, 2002 - --- MAP posted-by: Beth