Or shall we say "Judge not lest ye be judged??" The Capital reports that Baltimore City District Court Judge Askew W. Gatewood Jr. is being investigated for illegal dumping into the Patapsco River. http://www.capitalonline.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/11_07-34/TOP This has caught the attention of County Executive John Leopold.
From The Capital:
"This case is the most egregious violation of its nature within the collective memory of our inspectors and attorneys," Mr. Leopold wrote. "Judge Gatewood has done irreparable harm to the waters of the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay and deserves to be punished."
I must emphasize that according to the article, this case is only at the investigative stage. The judge is being investigated because he owns the land from which the debris was apparently dumped. This does not mean he did it. However, two things seem odd. For one thing, why would a landowner make an unsightly dump of debris on his waterfront? One answer may be because it is a cheap way to stop shoreline erosion. The other questions is, what landowner would not report such a sight to authorities if he came across it on his waterfront?
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