How judges can show respect | Victoria Pratt

Prevoditelj: Viktorija Đuđik Recezent: Armin Talic

"Judge, I want to tell you something. I want to tell you something.

"Sutkinjo, želim Vam nešto reći. Želim Vam nešto reći.

I been watching you

Promatrala sam vas

and you're not two-faced.

i niste dvolični.

You treat everybody the same."

Prema svima ste jednaki."

That was said to me by a transgender prostitute

To mi je rekla transrodna prostitutka

who before I had gotten on the bench

koja je prije nego što sam došla na mjesto suca,

had fired her public defender,

otpustila svog javnog branitelja,

insulted the court officer

uvrijedila sudskog službenika

and yelled at the person sitting next to her,

i vikala na osobu pored sebe,

"I don't know what you're looking at. I look better than the girl you're with."

"Ne znam što ti gledaš. Izgledam bolje od cure s kojom si."

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

She said this to me

To mi je rekla

after I said her male name low enough

nakon što sam njeno muško ime izgovorila dovoljno tiho

so that it could be picked up by the record,

da ga čuje zapisničar,

but I said her female name loud enough

ali njeno žensko ime dovoljno glasno

so that she could walk down the aisle towards counselor's table with dignity.

da dođe niz prolaz prema savjetnikovom stolu dostojanstveno.

This is procedural justice, also known as procedural fairness,

To je proceduralna pravda, poznata kao proceduralna pravičnost

at its best.

u najboljem izdanju.

You see, I am the daughter of an African-American garbageman

Vidite, ja sam kći afričko-američkog smetlara

who was born in Harlem

koji se rodio u Harlemu

and spent his summers in the segregated South.

i provodio ljeta na rasno podijeljenom Jugu.

Soy la hija de una peluquera dominicana.

Ja sam kći dominikanske frizerke.

I do that to make sure you're still paying attention.

Samo provjeravam da još uvijek pažljivo slušate.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

I'm the daughter of a Dominican beautician

Ja sam kći dominikanske kozmetičarke

who came to this country for a better life for her unborn children.

koja je došla u ovu zemlju za boljim životom za svoju nerođenu djecu.

My parents taught me, you treat everyone you meet with dignity and respect,

Roditelji su me učili: prema svima se odnosi s dostojanstvom i poštovanjem

no matter how they look, no matter how they dress,

kako god da izgledaju, kako god se oblačili,

no matter how they spoke.

kako god govorili.

You see, the principles of fairness

Vidite, načela pravednosti

were taught to me at an early age,

sam naučila u ranoj dobi,

and unbeknownst to me, it would be the most important lesson

i nisam bila svjesna da će to biti najvažnija lekcija

that I carried with me to the Newark Municipal Court bench.

koju ću ponijeti sa sobom na mjesto sutkinje općinskog suda u Newarku.

And because I was dragged off the playground

A zato što su me odvlačili s igrališta

at the early age of 10 to translate for family members

u dobi od 10 godina da prevodim članovima obitelji

as they began to migrate to the United States,

kad su počinjali migrirati u Sjedinjene Američke Države,

I understand how daunting it can be for a person, a novice,

razumijem kako zastrašujuće može biti za osobu, početnika,

to navigate any government system.

snalaženje u bilo kojem pravnom sustavu.

Every day across America and around the globe,

Svaki dan diljem Amerike, i širom svijeta,

people encounter our courts,

ljudi susreću naše sudove,

and it is a place that is foreign, intimidating

i to je jedno strano mjesto, zastrašujuće

and often hostile towards them.

i često neprijateljski nastrojeno prema njima.

They are confused about the nature of their charges,

Njih zbunjuje priroda njihovih optužbi,

annoyed about their encounters with the police

uznemiravaju ih susreti s policijom

and facing consequences that might impact their relationships, their finances

i suočeni su s posljedicama koje bi mogle utjecati na njihove odnose, financije

and even their liberty.

i čak slobodu.

Let me paint a picture for you

Dopustite mi da vam dočaram

of what it's like for the average person who encounters our courts.

kako je prosječnoj osobi koja se susreće s našim sudovima.

First, they're annoyed as they're probed going through court security.

Prvo ih uznemiravaju kad ih pretražuju dok prolaze kroz osiguranje suda.

They finally get through court security, they walk around the building,

Napokon prođu osiguranje, hodaju po zgradi,

they ask different people the same question

pitaju različite ljude isto pitanje,

and get different answers.

a dobiju različite odgovore.

When they finally get to where they're supposed to be,

Kad napokon stignu na mjesto gdje trebaju biti,

it gets really bad when they encounter the courts.

postane jako loše kad se sukobe sa sudstvom.

What would you think if I told you

Što biste pomislili kad vam kažem

that you could improve people's court experience,

da možete poboljšati iskustvo ljudi sa sudom,

increase their compliance with the law

povećati njihovo pridržavanje zakona

and court orders,

i sudskih odredbi,

all the while increasing the public's trust

i istovremeno povećati povjerenje ljudi

in the justice system

u pravosudni sustav

with a simple idea?

jednostavnom idejom?

Well, that simple idea is procedural justice

Pa, ta jednostavna ideja je proceduralna pravda

and it's a concept that says

i to je koncept koji kaže

that if people perceive they are treated fairly

da ako ljudi uočavaju da se prema njima ophode pošteno

and with dignity and respect,

s dostojanstvom i poštovanjem,

they'll obey the law.

poštovat će zakon.

Well, that's what Yale professor Tom Tyler found

Pa, to je profesor s Yalea Tom Tyler otkrio

when he began to study as far back in the '70s

kad je počeo proučavati još dalekih 70-ih

why people obey the law.

zašto ljudi poštuju zakon.

He found that if people see the justice system

Otkrio je da ako ljudi vide pravosudni sustav

as a legitimate authority to impose rules and regulations,

kao legitiman autoritet koji postavlja pravila i propise

they would follow them.

oni će ih slijediti.

His research concluded

Njegovo istraživanje je pokazalo

that people would be satisfied

da će ljudi biti zadovoljni

with the judge's rulings,

sa sučevom presudom,

even when the judge ruled against them,

čak i kad presudi protiv njih,

if they perceived that they were treated fairly

ako su uvidjeli da su se prema njima ophodili pravedno

and with dignity and respect.

And that perception of fairness begins with what?

A čime počinje percepcija pravednosti?

Begins with how judges speak to court participants.

Počinje time kako sudac govori sudionicima suda.

Now, being a judge

Sada, biti sudac

is sometimes like having a reserve seat to a tragic reality show

je ponekad kao da gledate loš reality show

that has no commercial interruptions

koji nema promidžbenih poruka

and no season finale.

i kapet kraj.

It's true.

Istina je.

People come before me handcuffed,

Ljudi dođu pred mene u lisičinama,

drug-sick, depressed, hungry

drogirani, depresivni, gladni

and mentally ill.

i mentalno bolesni.

When I saw that their need for help

Kad sam vidjela da je njihova potreba za pomoći

was greater than my fear of appearing vulnerable on the bench,

veća od mog straha da se pokažem ranjivom u sudnici,

I realized that not only did I need to do something,

shvatila sam da ne samo da moram nešto učiniti,

but that in fact I could do something.

nego da zapravo i mogu nešto učiniti.

The good news is is that the principles of procedural justice are easy

Dobra vijest je da su načela proceduralne pravde jednostavna

and can be implemented as quickly as tomorrow.

i mogu se primijeniti već sutra.

The even better news, that it can be done for free.

Još bolja vijest je da se to može besplatno.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

The first principle is voice.

Prvo načelo je glas.

Give people an opportunity to speak,

Dati ljudima priliku da govore,

even when you're not going to let them speak.

čak i kad im nećete dati da govore.

Explain it.

Objasnite im.

"Sir, I'm not letting you speak right now.

"Gospodine, neću Vam dopustiti da govorite sada.

You don't have an attorney.

Nemate odvjetnika.

I don't want you to say anything that's going to hurt your case."

Ne želim da kažete nešto što će naštetiti Vašem slučaju."

For me, assigning essays to defendants

Za mene, zadavanje eseja tuženiku

has been a tremendous way of giving them voice.

je bio odličan način davanja im glasa.

I recently gave an 18-year-old college student an essay.

Nedavno sam 18-ogodišnjem studentu zadala esej.

He lamented his underage drinking charge.

Žalio je zbog svoje optužbe za maloljetničko konzumiranje alkohola.

As he stood before me reading his essay,

Dok je stajao preda mnom čitajući esej,

his voice cracking and his hands trembling,

glas mu je pucao i ruke su mu se tresle,

he said that he worried that he had become an alcoholic like his mom,

rekao je da se brine da će postati alkoholičar kao njegova mama

who had died a couple of months prior due to alcohol-related liver disease.

koja je umrla nekoliko mjeseci ranije od bolesti jetre uzrokovane alkoholizmom.

You see, assigning a letter to my father, a letter to my son,

Vidite, zadavanje zadataka kao pismo svom ocu, pismo svom sinu,

"If I knew then what I know now ..."

"Da sam tada znao što znam sada..."

"If I believed one positive thing about myself,

"Da sam vjerovao u jednu pozitivnu stvar o sebi

how would my life be different?"

kako bi mi život bio drugačiji?"

gives the person an opportunity to be introspective,

daje osobi priliku za introspekciju,

go on the inside,

za pogled unutra,

which is where all the answers are anyway.

gdje su uostalom svi odgovori.

But it also gives them an opportunity

Ali im daje i priliku

to share something with the court that goes beyond their criminal record

da podijele nešto sa sudom što nadilazi njihov sudski dosje

and their charges.

i optužbe.

The next principle is neutrality.

Sljedeći princip je neutralnost.

When increasing public trust in the justice system,

Kad povećavate povjerenje javnosti u pravosudni sustav

neutrality is paramount.

neutralnost je presudna.

The judge cannot be perceived to be favoring one side over the other.

Suca se ne smije doživjeti kao da jednoj strani daje prednost nad drugom.

The judge has to make a conscious decision not to say things like,

Sudac mora svjesno odlučiti da ne govori stvari kao,

"my officer," "my prosecutor," "my defense attorney."

"moj službenik", "moj tužitelj", "moj branitelj."

And this is challenging when we work in environments

A to je teško kad radimo u okruženju

where you have people assigned to your courts,

u kojem su ljudi dodijeljeni sudu,

the same people coming in and out of your courts as well.

isti ljudi dolaze i odlaze iz sudnice.

When I think of neutrality,

Kad razmišljam o neutralnosti,

I'm reminded of when I was a new Rutgers Law grad

sjetim se kad sam bila svježi diplomac Rutgers pravnog fakulteta

and freshly minted attorney,

i svježe oblikovana odvjetnica,

and I entered an arbitration and I was greeted by two grey-haired men

i kad sam ušla u arbitražu, pozdravila su me dva sijeda muškarca

who were joking about the last game of golf they played together

koja su se šalila o zadnjoj partiji golfa koju su igrali zajedno

and planning future social outings.

i planirala buduće društvene izlete.

I knew my client couldn't get a fair shot in that forum.

Znala sam da moj klijent ne može dobiti poštenu priliku na tom sporu.

The next principle is understand.

Sljedeće načelo je razumijevanje.

It is critical that court participants understand the process,

Ključno je da sudionici na sudu razumiju proces,

the consequences of the process

posljedice procesa

and what's expected of them.

i što se od njih očekuje.

I like to say that legalese is the language we use to confuse.

Volim reći da korištenje jezika prava pomutnju stvara.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

I am keenly aware that the people who appear before me,

Jako sam svjesna da ljudi koji dođu pred mene,

many of them have very little education

mnogi od njih su slabo obrazovani

and English is often their second language.

i engleski im je često drugi jezik.

So I speak plain English in court.

Zato ja na sudu govorim običan engleski.

A great example of this was when I was a young judge --

Odličan primjer toga je kad sam bila mlada sutkinja,

oh no, I mean younger judge.

ne, mislila sam mlađa sutkinja.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

When I was a younger judge, a senior judge comes to me,

Kad sam bila mlađa sutkinja, stariji sudac mi je prišao,

gives me a script and says,

dao mi je skriptu i rekao,

"If you think somebody has mental health issues,

"Ako misliš da netko ima mentalnih problema

ask them these questions and you can get your evaluation."

pitaj ih ova pitanja i tako možeš dobiti procjenu.

So the first time I saw someone

Prvi put kad sam vidjela nekoga

who had what I thought was a mental health issue,

za koga sam pomislila da ima mentalnih problema,

I went for my script and I started to ask questions.

pogledala sam skriptu i počela postavljati pitanja.

"Um, sir, do you take psycho -- um, psychotrop --

"Hm, gospodine, uzimate li psiho..., hm, psihotrop...

psychotropic medication?"

psihotropne lijekove?

"Nope."

"Ne."

"Uh, sir, have you treated with a psychiatrist before?"

"Gospodine, jeste li se ikad liječili kod psihijatra?"

"Nope."

"Ne."

But it was obvious that the person was suffering from mental illness.

Ali bilo je očito da osoba pati od mentalnih bolesti.

One day, in my frustration, I decided to scrap the script and ask one question.

Jedan dan, u ljutnji, odlučila sam baciti skriptu i pitati jedno pitanje.

"Ma'am, do you take medication to clear your mind?"

"Gospođo, uzimate li lijekove da razbistrite um?

"Yeah, judge, I take Haldol for my schizophrenia,

"Da sutkinjo, uzimam Haldol za šizofreniju,

Xanax for my anxiety."

Xanax za anksioznost."

The question works even when it doesn't.

Pitanje radi čak i kad ne radi.

"Mr. L, do you take medication to clear your mind?"

"Gospođo L, uzimate li lijekove da razbistrite um?"

"No, judge, I don't take no medication to clear my mind.

"Ne sutkinjo, ne uzimam lijekove da razbistrim um.

I take medication to stop the voices in my head,

Uzimam lijekove da zaustavim glasove u glavi,

but my mind is fine."

ali moj um je u redu."

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

You see, once people understand the question,

Vidite, kad ljudi razumiju pitanje,

they can give you valuable information

mogu vam dati vrijedne informacije

that allows the court to make meaningful decisions

koje omogućuju sudu da donese smislene odluke

about the cases that are before them.

o slučajevima pred njima.

The last principle is respect,

Posljednje načelo je poštovanje,

that without it none of the other principles can work.

bez kojeg druga načela ne djeluju.

Now, respect can be as simple as,

Poštovanje može biti jednostavno, kao:

"Good afternoon, sir." "Good morning, ma'am."

"Dobar dan gospodine." "Dobro jutro gospođo."

It's looking the person in the eye who is standing before you,

To je gledanje u oči osobi koja stoji pred vama,

especially when you're sentencing them.

naročito kad ih osuđujete.

It's when I say, "Um, how are you doing today?

To je kad kažem, "Kako ste danas?

And what's going on with you?"

Što ima kod Vas?"

And not as a greeting,

I to ne kao pozdrav,

but as someone who is actually interested in the response.

nego kao netko koga zaista zanima odgovor.

Respect is the difference between saying,

Poštovanje je razlika između

"Ma'am, are you having difficulty

"Gospođo, imate li poteškoća

understanding the information in the paperwork?"

s razumijevanjem informacjia na papirima?"

versus, "You can read and write, can't you?"

i - "Znate čitati i pisati, zar ne?"

when you've realized there's a literacy issue.

kad shvatite da ima poteđkoća s pismenosti.

And the good thing about respect is that it's contagious.

Dobra stvar o poštovanju je što je ono zarazno.

People see you being respectful to other folks

Ljudi vide da poštujete druge ljude

and they impute that respect to themselves.

i pripisuju to poštovanje sebi samima.

You see, that's what the transgender prostitute was telling me.

Vidite, to mi je transrodna prostitutka govorila.

I'm judging you just as much as you think you may be judging me.

Prosuđujem Vas koliko Vi mislite da sudite meni.

Now, I am not telling you what I think,

Sad, ne govorim vam što mislim,

I am telling you what I have lived,

govorim vam što sam proživjela,

using procedural justice to change the culture at my courthouse

korišteći proceduralnu pravdu da promijenim kulturu na svom sudu

and in the courtroom.

i u sudnici.

After sitting comfortably for seven months

Nakon što sam sedam mjeseci udobno sjedila

as a traffic court judge,

kao sutkinja za prometne prekršaje,

I was advised that I was being moved to the criminal court,

obavijestili su me da sam premještena na kazneni sud,

Part Two, criminal courtroom.

u kaznenu sudnicu Drugi dio.

Now, I need you to understand,

Trebate razumjeti,

this was not good news.

to nisu bile dobre vijesti.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

It was not.

Nisu bile dobre.

Part Two was known as the worst courtroom in the city,

Drugi dio je bio poznat kao najgora sudnica u gradu,

some folks would even say in the state.

neki bi rekli i u državi.

It was your typical urban courtroom with revolving door justice,

To je tipična urbana sudnica s uvijek istim ljudima,

you know, your regular lineup of low-level offenders --

znate, redovna postava sitnih prijestupnika,

you know, the low-hanging fruit,

znate, sitni kriminalci,

the drug-addicted prostitute,

prostitutka ovisnica,

the mentally ill homeless person with quality-of-life tickets,

mentalno bolestan beskućnik s kaznama za remećenje javnog reda i mira,

the high school dropout petty drug dealer and the misguided young people --

sitni diler bez završene srednje škole i mladi ljudi skrenuli s puta,

you know, those folks doing a life sentence

znate, ti ljudi odrađuju doživotnu kaznu

30 days at a time.

mjesec po mjesec.

Fortunately, the City of Newark decided that Newarkers deserved better,

Srećom, grad Newark je odlučio da Newarčani zaslužuju bolje

and they partnered with the Center for Court Innovation

i udružili su se s Centrom za inovacije sudova

and the New Jersey Judiciary

i pravosuđem New Jerseya

to create Newark Community Solutions,

kako bi stvorili Rješenja Zajednice Newark,

a community court program

sudski program zajednice

that provided alternative sanctions.

koji pruža alternativne kazne.

This means now a judge

To znači da sada sudac

can sentence a defendant to punishment with assistance.

može dosuditi okrivljeniku kaznu i dodijeliti pomoć.

So a defendant who would otherwise get a jail sentence

Tako okrivljenik koji bi inače dobio zatvorsku kaznu

would now be able to get individual counseling sessions,

sad bi mogao dobiti individualno savjetovanje,

group counseling sessions as well as community giveback,

grupno savjetovanje i oduživanje zajednici,

which is what we call community service.

a to zovemo radom za opće dobro.

The only problem is that this wonderful program

Jedini je problem što ovaj prekrasni program

was now coming to Newark and was going to be housed where?

dolazi u Newark i provodit će se - gdje?

Part Two criminal courtroom.

U kaznenoj sudnici Drugi dio.

And the attitudes there were terrible.

Stavovi ondje su bili užasni.

And the reason that the attitudes were terrible there

Razlog što su stavovi ondje bili užasni

was because everyone who was sent there

je što su svi koji su bili poslani tamo

understood they were being sent there as punishment.

pretpostavili da su poslani tamo za kaznu.

The officers who were facing disciplinary actions at times,

Službenici kojima su se ponekad izricale disciplinske mjere,

the public defender and prosecutor

javni branitelj i tužitelj

felt like they were doing a 30-day jail sentence on their rotation,

su se osjećali kao da svaki mjesec služe zatvorsku kaznu,

the judges understood they were being hazed

suci su mislili da ih muče i ponižavaju

just like a college sorority or fraternity.

kao na sveučilišnom sestrinstvu ili bratstvu.

I was once told that an attorney who worked there

Jednom su mi rekli da je odvjetnik koji radi tamo

referred to the defendants as "the scum of the earth"

optuženike nazivao "šljamom na Zemlji",

and then had to represent them.

a zatim ih je zastupao.

I would hear things from folks like,

Čula sam da ljudi kažu:

"Oh, how could you work with those people? They're so nasty.

"O, kako možeš raditi s tim ljudima? Baš su gadni.

You're a judge, not a social worker."

Ti si sutkinja, ne socijalna radnica."

But the reality is that as a society, we criminalize social ills,

Ali u stvarnosti mi kao društvo kriminaliziramo društvene probleme,

then sent people to a judge and say, "Do something."

pa pošaljemo ljude sucu i kažemo: "Učinite nešto."

I decided that I was going to lead by example.

Odlučila sam da ću voditi primjerom.

So my first foray into the approach came when a 60-something-year-old man

Moj prvi napredak u pristupu bio je kad je 60-ogodišnjak

appeared before me handcuffed.

došao pred mene u lisičinama.

His head was lowered and his body was showing the signs of drug withdrawal.

Glava mu je bila pognuta, a tijelo je pokazivalo znakove apstinencijske krize.

I asked him how long he had been addicted, and he said, "30 years."

Pitala sam ga koliko dugo je ovisnik, odgovorio je: "30 godina."

And I asked him, "Do you have any kids?"

Pitala sam ga: "Imate li djece?"

And he said, "Yeah, I have a 32-year-old son."

On je odgovorio, "Da, imam 32-ogodišnjeg sina."

And I said, "Oh, so you've never had the opportunity

A ja sam rekla: "O, znači nikad niste imali priliku

to be a father to your son because of your addiction."

biti otac svom sinu zbog svoje ovisnosti."

He began to cry.

Zaplakao je.

I said, "You know what, I'm going to let you go home,

Rekla sam: "Znate što, pustit ću vas kući,

and you'll come back in two weeks,

i doći ćete za dva tjedna,

and when you come back, we'll give you some assistance for your addiction."

i kad se vratite, mi ćemo Vam pomoći s ovisnosti."

Surprisingly, two weeks passed and he was sitting the courtroom.

Začudo, dva tjedna su prošla, a on je sjedio u mojoj sudnici.

When he came up, he said, "Judge, I came back to court

Kad je ustao, rekao je, "Sutkinjo, vratio sam se na sud

because you showed me more love than I had for myself."

jer ste mi pokazali više ljubavi nego što sam sâm imao za sebe."

And I thought, my God, he heard love from the bench?

I pomislila sam, Bože, osjetio je ljubav od suda?

I could do this all day.

Mogla bih tako cijeli dan.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Because the reality is that when the court behaves differently,

Jer činjenica je da kad se sud ponaša drugačije,

then naturally people respond differently.

naravno da ljudi reagiraju drugačije.

The court becomes a place you can go to for assistance,

Sud postaje mjesto na koje možete doći po pomoć,

like the 60-something-year-old schizophrenic homeless woman

kao 60-ogodišnja šizofrenična beskućnica

who was in distress

koja je patila

and fighting with the voices in her head,

i borila se s glasovima u glavi,

and barges into court, and screams, "Judge!

banula na sud i viknula: "Sutkinjo!

I just came by to see how you were doing."

Samo sam svratila da vidim kako ste."

I had been monitoring her case for a couple of months,

Pratila sam njezin slučaj nekoliko mjeseci,

her compliance with her medication,

pratila uzima li lijekove,

and had just closed out her case a couple of weeks ago.

i zatvorila sam njezin slučaj nekoliko tjedana ranije.

On this day she needed help,

Taj dan je trebala pomoć,

and she came to court.

i došla je na sud.

And after four hours of coaxing by the judge,

I nakon što su je četiri sata nagovarali sutkinja,

the police officers and the staff,

policajci i osoblje,

she is convinced to get into the ambulance

uvjerili su je da uđe u vozilo hitne pomoći

that will take her to crisis unit

koje će je odvesti na odsjek za krizna stanja

so that she can get her medication.

gdje će dobiti svoje lijekove.

People become connected to their community

Ljudi se povežu sa svojom zajednicom

when the court changes,

kad se sud promijeni,

like the 50-something-year-old man

kao 50-i-nešto-godišnjak

who told me, "Community service was terrible, Judge.

koji mi je rekao: "Rad za opće dobro je bio užasan.

I had to clean the park, and it was full of empty heroin envelopes,

Morao sam čistiti park, i bio je pun praznih vrećica heroina,

and the kids had to play there."

a djeca su se igrala tamo."

As he wrung his hands, he confessed,

I dok si je nervozno stiskao ruke, priznao je,

"Judge, I realized that it was my fault,

"Sutkinjo, shvatio sam da sam ja kriv,

because I used that same park to get high,

jer sam se u istom parku drogirao,

and before you sent me there to do community service,

i prije nego što ste me poslali tamo na rad,

I had never gone to the park when I wasn't high,

nikad nisam otišao u park, a da nisam bio nafiksan,

so I never noticed the children playing there."

pa nikad nisam primijetio da se tamo djeca igraju."

Every addict in the courtroom lowered their head.

Svaki ovisnik u sudnici pognuo je glavu.

Who better to teach that lesson?

Tko bi bolje prenio tu lekciju?

It helps the court reset its relationship with the community,

Pomaže sudu ponovno uspostaviti odnos sa zajednicom,

like with the 20-something-year-old guy

kao s 20-i-nešto-godišnjakom

who gets a job interview through the court program.

koji je pozvan na razgovor za posao kroz sudski program.

He gets a job interview at an office cleaning company,

Dobio je razgovor za posao u tvrtci za čišćenje ureda

and he comes back to court to proudly say,

i vratio se na sud da ponosno kaže:

"Judge, I even worked in my suit after the interview,

"Sutkinjo, čak sam radio u odijelu nakon razgovora,

because I wanted the guy to see how bad I wanted the job."

jer sam htio da čovjek vidi koliko žarko želim posao."

It's what happens when a person in authority

To se dogodi kad se osoba s autoritetom

treats you with dignity and respect,

odnosi prema vama s dostojanstvom i poštovanjem,

like the 40-something-year-old guy who struts down the aisle

kao 40-i-nešto-godišnjak koji se šepurio niz prolaz

and says, "Judge, do you notice anything different?"

i rekao: "Sutkinjo, primjećujete li nešto drugačije?"

And when I look up,

A kad sam pogledala,

he's pointing at his new teeth

pokazivao je na nove zube

that he was able to get after getting a referral from the program,

koje je uspio dobiti nakon što je dobio preporuku od programa,

but he was able to get them to replace the old teeth

a uspio ih je dobiti da zamijeni stare zube

that he lost as a result of years of heroin addiction.

koje je izgubio zbog dugogodišnje ovisnosti o heroinu.

When he looks in the mirror,

Kad pogleda u zrcalo

now he sees somebody who is worth saving.

sada vidi nekoga vrijednog spašavanja.

You see, I have a dream

Vidite, ja imam san,

and that dream is that judges will use these tools

a taj san je da će suci koristiti ove alate

to revolutionize the communities that they serve.

da revolucioniziraju zajednice kojima služimo.

Now, these tools are not miracle cure-alls,

Sad, ovi alati nisu čarobni štapići,

but they get us light-years closer to where we want to be,

ali nas dovode svjetlosnim godinama bliže mjestu na kojem želimo biti

and where we want to be is a place that people enter our halls of justice

a želimo biti na mjestu na kojem ljudi uđu u sudnicu

and believe they will be treated with dignity and respect

i vjeruju da će ih tretirati s dostojanstvom i poštovanjem

and know that justice will be served there.

i znati da će tamo pravda biti zadovoljena.

Imagine that, a simple idea.

Zamislite to, jednostavna ideja.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)