The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Judge Caught On Phone During Trial Involving Man Accused Of Beating 2 Y/O To Death

Episode Date: July 24, 2023

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Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God.

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay.

Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts

that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss

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Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, 1974. George Foreman was champion of the world. Ali was smart and he was handsome. The story behind The Rumble in the Jungle is like a Hollywood movie. But that is only half the story. There's also James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, Miriam Akiba. All the biggest black artists on the planet. Together in Africa.

It was a big deal. Listen to Rumble, Ali, Foreman, and the Soul of 74 on the iHeartRadio, did it? It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm not even trying to be Donkey of the Day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. It's called Donkey of the Day, and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Charlamagne, who got the Donkey of the Day today? Yes, Donkey of the Day for Monday, July 24th goes to Judge Tracy Soderstrom.

She is a Lincoln County District Judge in Oklahoma. I am convinced I said her last name wrong, and I am convinced that society is as unserious as it's ever been. My whole life I was told art reflects reality, and maybe because I'm older I'm seeing more of the nonsense. But it seems to me things that were once regulated to just TV shows and movies are actually happening in real life. Remember when in certain films or TV shows, they would show courtroom scenes and the judge was like, you know, looking at porn or shopping for furniture, just anything other than paying attention to the actual case. Well, America, we have reached that point where that is actually happening in our courtrooms maybe it's always been happening i don't know but nowadays since big brother is

always watching folks is getting caught and that's what happened to judge tracy sodascom she was presiding over the case of a man charged in the beating death of his girlfriend's son well during the opening statements and testimony the judge wasn't paying attention the judge wasn't paying attention throughout the whole case the judge wasn't paying attention. The judge wasn't paying attention throughout the whole case. The judge wasn't giving a good devil damn about what was going on in that courtroom. Let's go to the news report, please. District Judge Tracy Soderstrom is accused of using her cell phone for entertainment during a trial last month. That trial was over the murder of a two-year-old little boy.

Surveillance video from inside the courtroom leaked to the Oklahoman. A former judge and current attorney, Tracy Schumacher, told KOCO today, using a phone or email during a trial is normal for judges and lawyers. But this footage shows the judge using the cell phone for a purpose that didn't have to do with the trial. She also said for judges like Soderstrom who are coming from private practice to the bench, there's a learning curve. And while this is, quote, a bump in the road, she's hopeful she can overcome it in her judicial career and continue to serve the citizens of Lincoln County. Judge Tracy Soderstrom was busy checking Facebook during the trial. This is true. This happened. She

was texting and scrolling through social media while this man was on trial for beating his girlfriend's son to death allegedly okay at one point the judge was seen searching for a gift let me tell you something man if the judge is doing all that during your trial trust and believe that mind is already made up all right you going to prison this is all just formalities all right the judge is just there so they don't get fined now i would assume that's not how a judge is supposed to move i would assume a judge's job is to not be biased to not have any preconceived notions about the case to actually listen to the evidence presented but you can't do any of that while you scroll in facebook and i heard the news report say that it's you know fine for judges to be on the phone i don't want my

judge on the phone during my trial. Okay, what if the judge is searching conversations about the case and is basing what they believe off what the comments are saying? Okay, look, the trial ended in a second-degree manslaughter conviction, but prosecutors had asked jurors to find him guilty of first-degree murder. Let me tell you something, man. Jurors are banned from using cell phones in the courtroom during trials because we want them to be present

all their time and attention should be on the evidence being presented shouldn't the damn judge be held to the same standard if not higher a whole case going on and the judge is just sitting there with the phone in her lap and below the top of the judge's bench while using it already said she would put it in an open drawer now look some people can multitask all right i don't know if it's illegal for a judge to be on their phone during a trial or not but there's some things that just don't seem right ethically imagine a doctor tweeting while doing some type of surgery on you imagine getting a colonoscopy and then watching the tape back and they paying more attention to memes than actually probing what's in your ass. Why you go there though?

Because I want you to understand you've had a colonoscopy. I've had a colonoscopy. Can you imagine if you watch the tape back and you saw the judges on Instagram laughing? Why they supposed to be paying attention to what's going on in your butt? But y'all both have been to the dentist too.

Why you ain't go there? Yeah, right? You could have went dentist. You could have went so many places but the fact you went straight to the butt. Now there is such a thing called a code of judicial conduct, which states the judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality. What's the word, Lauren? Impartiality.

Yes, of the judiciary. Okay. The code does not specifically mention the use of mobile phones, though. So, technically, we don't even know if the judge did something wrong. Look, man, it's over. OK, machines are man. Machines versus man. The machines have won.

OK, in a few years, judges are going to be AI anyway. So it doesn't even matter. If judges can't help but be distracted by smartphones, what hope is it for the rest of us? Please give Judge Tracy Soderstrom the sweet sound of the Hamilton's. Oh, now you are the donkey. for the rest of us. Please give Judge Tracy Sauter Scrimm the sweet sound to the Hamilton's. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey

of the day. Yee-haw. All right. Thank you for that donkey today, sir. Yes, indeed. All right, BET, we'll see you tomorrow. Lauren, say peace to BET. See you for that donkey today, sir. Yes, indeed. All right, BET. We'll see you tomorrow.

Lauren, say peace to BET. See you later, BET. Everybody else, let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Let's just ask, has being on your phone at work ever got you in trouble? That is the question. 800-585-1051. Have you ever been on the phone? I know one time I was

bidding for a car while I was DJing and I was so into the bid I forgot that the record was on and the record just stopped and then it was just dead air and people was looking at me crazy and I didn't even win the bid on the car has that happened to you? have you ever been on the phone at work and it's ever

got you in trouble? Lauren? Yes I was on my phone during it when i first started with tmz i did the tmz tours i was on my phone on the tour bus and i'm in the group chat with my cousins and um my cousin then let me know that my boyfriend at the time um or we were like in a situation i don't know but we've been together for some time had a baby on the way by her best friend so I literally broke down in tears could not finish the tour people were looking at me like I was crazy We were mid tour they had to reroute the bus and I was like I will never in my life ever Engage in conversation while I'm at work on the phone anything like that with family members

I think I share with the bus though. That's a great TMZ story. I could barely lose Do you understand how my heart was in my like it was at the bottom of my feet like I could barely news do you understand how my heart was in my like it was at the bottom of my feet like I could barely speak like they thought that like something had I think they thought like somebody died like that's how bad I was like slide down the wall ugly cry when did you call your boyfriend what did I when I when did you call him to confirm oh no I knew it was it was my cousin I knew it was true like you know what I mean how'd y'all break up you and the boyfriend it was bad bad. We end up getting back together, but you're not together no more Oh, you got back together. So you gonna be stepmama? I was for a bit. I was you know

Mm-hmm, but it was rough. It was a rough transition into Yeah, Jesus. All right Don't you laugh? What you about to laugh for? What? What's wrong with you? All right. Don't you laugh. What you about to laugh for? What's wrong with you? 800-585- I want to know. I want to know.

I want to know. I want to know. I was just going to say, what a king. But I was just doing that to try. That's all. Whoa. You really want me to get crazy. I don't know why you want me to get crazy here today.

Lauren, don't let him talk to you like that. But the way that a king- Wow. You have daughters? I'm playing, Lauren. Oh, I believe Wow. You have daughters? I'm playing Lauren. Oh, I don't believe that. You have daughters? I do have four.

Do you want this for your four daughters? But she got back with him. So clearly he has some redeeming qualities. 800-585-1051. She said that. The D.

At least you're being honest. I'm being so honest. Like, look, we've all been there. Jesus Christ. Ladies, tweet me if you got back with the D. This might be a better conversation than the phone.

Yeah, let's change this up. Lauren, this might be a better conversation. I'm being honest with you. Because you're not the only woman who's been in this situation. No, I'm not. You know what I'm saying? You've been with a man, and you like this man, and this man cheats on you, ends up having a baby with somebody else. Gets somebody else pregnant. But you decide to stay with him. Have you ever went back to the D even though you was a stepmom?

That's what you're asking? Did you ever get to be stepmama? She said yes. Yeah, I mean, but he also, he already had a child. Me and him, we've been together for 10 years at this point. I mean, at that point, it was probably like seven, eight. We went to high school together. So he already had a child when I met him.

So the stepmom thing wasn't an issue or a game changer for me we were in a weird situation I moved to LA and so you know it was a little rocky it was like you needed a place to stay still

yo shut up man yo shut up man I moved to LA by myself he was still in Delaware oh gotcha gotcha so you know it got a little rocky

like you know I'm dating people we both lying to each other so I couldn't really be as mad. And I think that's the only reason why I decided to go back. Because if we were committed, even though he was still lying, if we were super committed and my hands weren't dirty too, I would have been like, oh no, I'm good.

So let's pivot. I want to hear some stories. 800-585-1051. Are you in a similar situation? Maybe your man cheated on you, had a baby, you went back because the D was so good. Damn. We want to hear from you. Let me clear the lines. Let me clear the lines, clear the lines, clear the lines,

clear the lines. Oh, okay. We'll take your calls when we come back. 800-585-1051. Tell us about these kings, man. You stupid. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Donkey of the Day is brought to you by the law office of Michael S. Lamisoff. Don't be a donkey.

Dial pound 250 on your cell and say the bull if you've been hurt in a construction accident. That's pound 250 from your cell and say the bull. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself.

You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine.

I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan.

That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha.

And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect Black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, 1974. George Foreman was champion of the world. Ali was smart and he was handsome. The story behind The Rumble in the Jungle is like a Hollywood movie. But that is only half the story. There's also James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, Miriam Akiba. All the biggest black artists on the planet. Together in Africa.

It was a big deal. Listen to Rumble, Ali, Foreman, and The Soul of 74 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.