(Crankers) A judge decided that teacher Enoch Burke, who was arrested after rejecting a student’s fake pronouns, won’t be released from jail for Christmas as the case goes on.
Justice Brian Cregan stated that he had no intention of releasing him for Easter and questioned why previous courts had granted Burke temporary freedom during his previous four contempt-related incarcerations. He pointed out that when other convicts are in contempt, they are not treated in the same way. Sounds like Mr. Cregan is an idiot.
Burke was suspended in 2022 and later dismissed after refusing an instruction to address a transgender student by a fake name and they/them pronouns. He argued that the directive violated his constitutional and religious beliefs. He had earlier succeeded in challenging the composition of the first appeals panel. He should succeed because no one should be giving this nonsense the time of day in the first place.
Burke appeared in court and the judge warned that any disruptive behavior from family members would lead to removal from the courtroom. Previous hearings had seen members of the Burke family removed for interruptions, but they remained quiet this time.
Much of the hearing centered on Burke’s objections to language used in the judge’s recent contempt ruling, which described him as “a baleful and malign presence” and “an intruder” who posed a potential danger to teachers and pupils.
If anyone is a danger here, it’s the parents of any children who use fake names and fake pronouns. Those parents failed their kids.
I guess we’ll find out what happens to Burke in the future.
