How judges can show respect | Victoria Pratt

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

„Sudijo, želim da vam kažem nešto. Želim nešto da vam kažem.

I been watching you

Posmatrala sam vas.

and you're not two-faced.

Vi niste dvolični.

You treat everybody the same."

Vi sve tretirate jednako.“

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, pre nego što sam došla na stolicu za sudije,

had fired her public defender,

otpustila svog javnog branioca,

insulted the court officer

izvređala sudskog policajca

and yelled at the person sitting next to her,

i izvikala se na osobu koja je sedela pored nje:

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

„Ne znam u šta gledaš. Ja izgledam bolje nego devojka sa kojom si.“

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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 bi moglo biti zabeleženo,

but I said her female name loud enough

a njeno žensko ime dovoljno glasno

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

da bi mogla da sa dostojanstvom došeta prolazom do savetnikovog stola.

This is procedural justice, also known as procedural fairness,

Ovo se zove proceduralna pravda, poznato i kao proceduralna pravičnost,

at its best.

u svom najboljem obliku.

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

Vidite, ja sam ćerka Afroamerikanca koji je bio smećar,

who was born in Harlem

koji je rođen u Harlemu

and spent his summers in the segregated South.

i koji je provodio leta na rasno podeljenom jugu.

Soy la hija de una peluquera dominicana.

Soy la hija de una peluquera dominicana.

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

Ovo sam uradila samo da proverim da li me pažljivo slušate.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

I'm the daughter of a Dominican beautician

Ćerka sam dominikanske kozmetičarke,

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

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

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

Roditelji su me učili: ophodi se prema svima

sa dostojanstvom i poštovanjem,

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

bez obzira na to kako izgledaju, šta imaju obučeno,

no matter how they spoke.

bez obzira na to kako govore.

You see, the principles of fairness

Vidite, principi pravičnosti

were taught to me at an early age,

su usađeni u mene na ranom uzrastu,

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

i nisam bila svesna da je to bila najvažnija lekcija

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

koju ću doneti sa sobom na stolicu za sudiju Opštinskog suda u Njuarku.

And because I was dragged off the playground

Zbog toga što su me dovlačili sa igrališta sa samo 10 godina

at the early age of 10 to translate for family members

da prevodim svojim članovima porodice

as they began to migrate to the United States,

kada su počeli da migriraju u Sjedinjene Američke Države,

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

ja razumem koliko obeshrabrujuće za neku osobu, početnika,

to navigate any government system.

može biti snalaženje kroz bilo koji državni sistem.

Every day across America and around the globe,

Svakog dana, širom Amerike i cele planete,

people encounter our courts,

ljudi se susreću sa sudovima,

and it is a place that is foreign, intimidating

a to je mesto koje je nepoznato,

zastrašujuće i često neprijateljski nastrojeno prema njima.

and often hostile towards them.

They are confused about the nature of their charges,

Oni su zbunjeni prirodom njihovih optužbi,

annoyed about their encounters with the police

iznervirani zbog svog susreta sa policijom

and facing consequences that might impact their relationships, their finances

i suočeni sa posledicama koje mogu uticati na njihove odnose, njihove finansije,

and even their liberty.

čak i njihovu slobodu.

Let me paint a picture for you

Dozvolite mi da vam dočaram

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

kako prosečnoj osobi izgleda susret sa sudom.

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

Prvo, iznervirani su jer ih pretresaju dok prolaze kroz sudsko obezbeđenje.

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

Konačno prolaze kroz sudsko obezbeđenje,

šetaju po zgradi, pitaju različite ljude ista pitanja

they ask different people the same question

and get different answers.

i dobijaju različite odgovore.

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

Kada konačno dođu do mesta gde bi trebali da budu,

it gets really bad when they encounter the courts.

postaje veoma loše kada se susreću sa sudom.

What would you think if I told you

Šta biste rekli kada bih vam rekla

that you could improve people's court experience,

da postoji način da se poboljša ljudsko iskustvo sa sudovima,

increase their compliance with the law

poveća njihovo pridržavanje zakona

and court orders,

i sudskih poziva,

all the while increasing the public's trust

i istovremeno poveća poverenje javnosti

in the justice system

u pravosudni sistem

with a simple idea?

jednom jednostavnom idejom?

Well, that simple idea is procedural justice

Ta jednostavna ideja je proceduralna pravda

and it's a concept that says

i to je koncept koji kaže da,

that if people perceive they are treated fairly

ako ljudi doživljavaju da se prema njima ophodi pravedno,

and with dignity and respect,

sa dostojanstvom i poštovanjem,

they'll obey the law.

oni će poštovati zakon.

Well, that's what Yale professor Tom Tyler found

To je ono što je profesor Tom Tajler sa Jejla shvatio

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

kada je počeo da izučava još '70-ih godina

why people obey the law.

zašto ljudi poštuju zakon.

He found that if people see the justice system

On je pronašao da, ukoliko ljudi vide pravosudni sistem

as a legitimate authority to impose rules and regulations,

kao legitiman autoritet koji nameće pravila i propise,

they would follow them.

oni će ih pratiti.

His research concluded

Zaključak njegovog istraživanja je bio

that people would be satisfied

da bi ljudi bili zadovoljni

with the judge's rulings,

sudskim presudama,

even when the judge ruled against them,

čak i ako je sudija presudio na njihovu štetu,

if they perceived that they were treated fairly

ukoliko vide da su prema njima postupali pravedno,

and with dignity and respect.

sa dostojanstvom i poštovanjem.

And that perception of fairness begins with what?

A čime počinje ta procena pravičnosti?

Begins with how judges speak to court participants.

Počinje obraćanjem sudije učesnicima suda.

Now, being a judge

Biti sudija ponekad deluje

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

kao da imate rezervisano mesto za neki tragični rijaliti šou

that has no commercial interruptions

u kome nema prekida za reklame

and no season finale.

niti završne epizode.

It's true.

Istina.

People come before me handcuffed,

Ljudi pred mene dolaze sa lisicama,

drug-sick, depressed, hungry

ovisni o drogama, depresivni, gladni

and mentally ill.

i mentalno bolesni.

When I saw that their need for help

Kada sam videla da je njihova potreba za pomoći

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

veća nego moj strah od toga da ispadnem ranjiva kao sudija,

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

shvatila sam da ne samo da treba nešto da uradim,

but that in fact I could do something.

nego da, u suštini, mogu nešto da uradim.

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

Dobra vest je da su principi proceduralne pravde jednostavni

and can be implemented as quickly as tomorrow.

i mogu biti primenjeni koliko sutra.

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

A još bolje vesti su da to ne košta ništa.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

The first principle is voice.

Prvi princip je glas.

Give people an opportunity to speak,

Dajte ljudima priliku da govore,

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

čak i kada im ne dozvolite da govore.

Explain it.

Objasnite im.

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

„Gospodine, neću vam dozvoliti da govorite sada.

You don't have an attorney.

Nemate advokata.

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

Ne želim da kažete nešto što će štetiti vašem slučaju.“

For me, assigning essays to defendants

Za mene je zadavanje eseja optuženima

has been a tremendous way of giving them voice.

bilo sjajan način davanja glasa.

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

Nedavno sam dala jednom studentu od 18 godina da napiše esej.

He lamented his underage drinking charge.

Izražavao je žaljenje zbog optužbi za maloletničko konzumiranje alkohola.

As he stood before me reading his essay,

Dok je stajao preda mnom i čitao svoj esej,

his voice cracking and his hands trembling,

dok je gubio glas i ruke su mu drhtale,

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

rekao je da se boji 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 meseci ranije od bolesti jetre uzrokovane alkoholom.

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

Vidite, dodeljivanje zadataka kao što su pismo mom ocu, pismo mom sinu:

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

„Da sam onda znao ono što sada znam...“

"If I believed one positive thing about myself,

„Da sam verovao u jednu jedinu pozitivnu stvar o sebi,

how would my life be different?"

kako bi drugačiji moj život bio?“

gives the person an opportunity to be introspective,

daje mogućnost osobi da bude introspektivna,

go on the inside,

da pronikne u sebe,

which is where all the answers are anyway.

gde se ionako nalaze svi odgovori.

But it also gives them an opportunity

U isto vreme, daje im mogućnost

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

da podele sa sudom nešto što zadire izvan njihovog kriminalnog dosijea

and their charges.

i njihovih optužbi.

The next principle is neutrality.

Sledeći princip je neutralnost.

When increasing public trust in the justice system,

Kada povećavate poverenje javnosti u pravosudni sistem,

neutrality is paramount.

neutralnost je najvažnija.

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

Sudija se ne može doživeti kao neko ko favorizuje jednu stranu naspram druge.

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

Sudija mora da donese svesnu odluku da ne izgovara reči kao što su:

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

„moj policajac“, „moj tužilac“, „moj branilac“.

And this is challenging when we work in environments

A to je jako teško kada radimo u okruženju

where you have people assigned to your courts,

u kome imate ljude koji su dodeljeni sudu,

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

a to su jedni te isti ljudi koji ulaze i izlaze iz vaše sudnice.

When I think of neutrality,

Kada razmišljam o neutralnosti,

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

setim se kada sam bila novopečeni diplomac Ratgersove škole za pravo

and freshly minted attorney,

i sveže potkovani advokat,

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

i kada sam ušla u arbitražu gde su me pozdravila dva seda muškarca

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

koji su se šalili na račun poslednje partije golfa koju su zajedno odigrali

and planning future social outings.

i planirali buduće zajedničko druženje.

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

Znala sam da moj klijent ne bi mogao da se tretira pravično na tom skupu.

The next principle is understand.

Sledeći princip je razumevanje.

It is critical that court participants understand the process,

Ključno je da učesnici u sudu razumeju proces,

the consequences of the process

posledice procesa

and what's expected of them.

i šta se očekuje od njih.

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

Ja volim da kažem da je pravnički jezik jezik koji koristimo da bismo zbunjivali.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

Ja sam veoma svesna da ljudi koji se pojave preda mnom,

many of them have very little education

mnogi od njih, imaju veoma nisko obrazovanje,

and English is often their second language.

a engleski je često njihov drugi jezik.

So I speak plain English in court.

Zato ja pričam jednostavan engleski u sudu.

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

Dobar primer za ovo je kada sam bila mladi sudija -

oh no, I mean younger judge.

ne, mislila sam, mlađi sudija,

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

Kada sam bila mlađi sudija, stariji sudija je došao do mene,

gives me a script and says,

dao mi skripte i rekao:

"If you think somebody has mental health issues,

„Ako misliš da neko ima mentalnih problema,

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

pitaj ih ova pitanja i na osnovu njih možeš dati svoju procenu.“

So the first time I saw someone

Tako, prvi put kada sam videla nekog

who had what I thought was a mental health issue,

koji je imao ono što sam mislila da je mentalni problem,

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

potražila sam svoje skripte i počela postavljati pitanja:

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

„Hm, gospodine, da li uzimate psiho... hm... psihotrop...

psychotropic medication?"

psihotropne lekove?“

"Nope."

„ Jok.“

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

„Gospodine, da li ste ranije bili lečeni kod psihijatra?“

"Nope."

„Jok.“

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

Ali bilo je sasvim očigledno da je osoba patila od nekog oblika mentalne bolesti.

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

Jednog dana, isfrustrirana, rešila sam da bacim skriptu i pitam jedno pitanje:

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

„Gospođo, je l' uzimate lekove da razbistrite mozak?“

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

„Da, sudijo, uzimam Haldol za moju šizofreniju,

Xanax for my anxiety."

Zanaks za moju anksioznost.“

The question works even when it doesn't.

Pitanje funkcioniše čak i kad ne funkcioniše.

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

„Gospodine L, da li uzimate lekove da razbistrite mozak?“

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

„Ne sudijo, ne uzimam lekove da bih razbistrio mozak,

I take medication to stop the voices in my head,

ja uzimam lekove da zaustavim glasove u glavi,

but my mind is fine."

ali moj mozak je dobro.“

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

You see, once people understand the question,

Vidite, kad ljudi razumeju pitanje,

they can give you valuable information

oni vam mogu dati vredne informacije

that allows the court to make meaningful decisions

koje omogućavaju sudu da donosi svrsishodne odluke

about the cases that are before them.

o slučajevima koji se pred njima nalaze.

The last principle is respect,

Poslednji princip je poštovanje,

that without it none of the other principles can work.

bez koga ne bi funkcionisao nijedan od prethodnih principa.

Now, respect can be as simple as,

E sad, poštovanje može biti i samo:

"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.

posebno kada im izričete kaznu.

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

To je kada kažem: „Hm, kako ste danas?

And what's going on with you?"

Šta se to dešava kod vas?"

And not as a greeting,

I to ne izgovoreno kao da pozdravljam,

but as someone who is actually interested in the response.

nego kao neko koga stvarno interesuje odgovor.

Respect is the difference between saying,

Poštovanje je razlika između izgovorenog:

"Ma'am, are you having difficulty

„Gospođo, imate li poteškoća

understanding the information in the paperwork?"

sa razumevanjem informacija u tim papirima?“

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

nasuprot: „Umete da čitate i pišete, zar ne?“

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

kada shvatite da postoji problem sa pismenošću.

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

A dobra stvar sa poštovanjem jeste što je ono zarazno.

People see you being respectful to other folks

Ljudi vide da vi poštujete druge ljude,

and they impute that respect to themselves.

pa i oni pripisuju to poštovanje sebi samima.

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

Vidite, to je upravo ono što mi je transrodna prostitutka govorila.

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

Ja sudim tebi isto koliko ti misliš da možeš suditi meni.

Now, I am not telling you what I think,

Ja vam ne govorim svoje mišljenje,

I am telling you what I have lived,

govorim vam ono što sam doživela,

using procedural justice to change the culture at my courthouse

koristeći proceduralnu pravdu da bih promenila kulturu u svom sudu

and in the courtroom.

i u sudnici.

After sitting comfortably for seven months

Nakon udobnog sedenja tokom sedam meseci

as a traffic court judge,

kao sudija za saobraćajne prekršaje,

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

upućena sam na premeštaj u krivični sud,

Part Two, criminal courtroom.

u krivičnu sudnicu „Drugi deo“.

Now, I need you to understand,

Morate razumeti,

this was not good news.

ovo nije bila dobra vest.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

It was not.

Nije.

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

„Drugi deo" je bio poznat kao najgora sudnica u gradu,

some folks would even say in the state.

a neki bi čak rekli i u celoj državi.

It was your typical urban courtroom with revolving door justice,

To je bila tipična urbana sudnica sa jednim istim ljudima,

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

znate, standardno vam se ređaju sitni prestupnici -

you know, the low-hanging fruit,

znate, sitni kriminalci,

the drug-addicted prostitute,

prostitutke ovisne od droge,

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

mentalno bolesni beskućnici sa kaznama zbog ugrožavanja kvaliteta života,

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

srednjoškolac koji je napustio školu i postao diler droge

i mladi ljudi koji su skrenuli sa pravog puta -

you know, those folks doing a life sentence

znate, oni koji služe doživotnu robiju,

30 days at a time.

svaki put po 30 dana.

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

Na sreću, Grad Njuark je odlučio da stanovnici Njuarka zaslužuju bolje,

and they partnered with the Center for Court Innovation

te su postali partneri sa Centrom za inovacije sudova

and the New Jersey Judiciary

i pravosuđem Nju Džersija,

to create Newark Community Solutions,

u cilju stvaranja rešenja za zajednicu Njuarka,

a community court program

sudskog programa u zajednici,

that provided alternative sanctions.

koji obezbeđuje alternativne sankcije.

This means now a judge

To znači da sad sudija

can sentence a defendant to punishment with assistance.

može okrivljenom izreći kaznu uz dodeljenu pomoć.

So a defendant who would otherwise get a jail sentence

Po tome, okrivljeni koji bi u suprotnom dobio kaznu zatvora,

would now be able to get individual counseling sessions,

sad je bio u mogućnosti da dobije individualne savetodavne seanse,

group counseling sessions as well as community giveback,

grupne savetodavne seanse, kao i da se oduže zajednici,

which is what we call community service.

što zovemo društveno koristan rad.

The only problem is that this wonderful program

Jedini problem je što ovaj divan program

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

sad dolazi u Njuark i biće primenjen gde?

Part Two criminal courtroom.

Krivična sudnica „Drugi deo“.

And the attitudes there were terrible.

A ponašanje tamo je bilo strašno.

And the reason that the attitudes were terrible there

A razlog što je ponašanje tamo bilo strašno

was because everyone who was sent there

je zato što je svako ko je poslat tamo shvatao da je tamo poslat po kazni.

understood they were being sent there as punishment.

The officers who were facing disciplinary actions at times,

Policajci koji su povremeno imali disciplinske mere,

the public defender and prosecutor

javni pravobranilac i tužilac

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

su se osećali kao da služe zatvorsku kaznu svakih 30 dana,

the judges understood they were being hazed

sudije su znale da su im zadali težak zadatak

just like a college sorority or fraternity.

kao u bratstvu ili sestrinstvu na koledžu.

I was once told that an attorney who worked there

Jednom mi je rečeno da se advokat koji je radio tu

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

govorio o optuženima kao o „svetskom šljamu“

and then had to represent them.

a onda je morao da ih zastupa.

I would hear things from folks like,

Slušala sam priče od drugih:

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

„O, kako možeš raditi sa tim ljudima? Oni su grozni.

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

Ti si sudija, nisi socijalni radnik.“

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

Ali realnost je da mi kao društvo kriminalizujemo društvene bolesti,

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

onda šaljemo ljude kod sudija i kažemo: „Učini nešto.“

I decided that I was going to lead by example.

Ja sam odlučila da ću voditi primerom.

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

Dakle, moj prvi pokušaj ovog pristupa bio je kad se muškarac u šezdesetim

appeared before me handcuffed.

pojavio preda mnom sa lisicama.

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

Imao je spuštenu glavu a njegovo telo je pokazivalo znakove narkomanske krize.

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

Pitala sam ga koliko dugo je ovisnik, a on mi je odgovorio: „30 godina.“

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

Onda sam ga pitala: „Da li imate dece?“

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

„Da, imam sina koji ima 32 godine“, odgovorio je.

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

A onda sam ja rekla: „O, znači, vi nikad niste imali priliku

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

da budete otac svome sinu, zbog svoje ovisnosti.“

He began to cry.

Počeo je da plače.

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

Rekla sam: „Znate šta, pustiću vas da da idete kući

and you'll come back in two weeks,

i vratićete se nakon dve nedelje,

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

pa kada dođete, dodelićemo vam neku vrstu pomoći za vašu ovisnost.“

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

Na veliko iznenađenje, dve nedelje potom, on je sedeo u sudnici.

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

Kada je prišao, rekao mi je: „Sudijo, vratio sam se u sud

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

zato što ste mi pokazali više ljubavi nego što sam ja ikada imao za sebe.“

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

Pomislila sam: „Bože, on je čuo ljubav sa moje stolice?

I could do this all day.

Mogla bih da radim ovo ceo dan.“

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Because the reality is that when the court behaves differently,

Zato što je činjenica da, ako se sud drugačije ponaša,

then naturally people respond differently.

onda, prirodno, i ljudi drugačije reaguju.

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

Sud postaje mesto na koje možete doći da zatražite pomoć,

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

kao što je šezdesetogodišnja beskućnica koja ima šizofreniju,

who was in distress

koja je bila u agoniji

and fighting with the voices in her head,

boreći se sa glasovima u svojoj glavi,

and barges into court, and screams, "Judge!

upala u sud i počela vikati: „ Sudijo!

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

Samo sam došla da vidim kako ste.“

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

Nekoliko meseci sam pratila njen slučaj,

her compliance with her medication,

njeno pridržavanje uzimanja lekova,

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

i upravo sam bila zaključila njen slučaj, nekoliko nedelja ranije.

On this day she needed help,

Tog dana, njoj je bila potrebna pomoć,

and she came to court.

i došla je u sud.

And after four hours of coaxing by the judge,

Nakon četiri sata nagovaranja od strane sudije,

the police officers and the staff,

policijskih službenika i osoblja,

she is convinced to get into the ambulance

ubedili su je da ode u ambulantu,

that will take her to crisis unit

odakle će je odvesti u krizno odeljenje

so that she can get her medication.

da bi mogla da dobije svoje lekove.

People become connected to their community

Ljudi su postali povezani sa svojom zajednicom

when the court changes,

kada se sud promeni,

like the 50-something-year-old man

kao jedan pedesetogodišnjak

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

koji mi je rekao: „Društveno koristan rad je bio strašan, sudijo.

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

Morao sam da čistim park, a on je bio pun praznih vrećica od heroina,

and the kids had to play there."

a deca se tu igraju.“

As he wrung his hands, he confessed,

Priznao je, lomeći svoje ruke:

"Judge, I realized that it was my fault,

„Sudijo, shvatio sam da je moja krivica,

because I used that same park to get high,

zato što sam ja koristio taj isti park da se drogiram,

and before you sent me there to do community service,

i pre nego što ste me poslali tamo na društveno koristan rad,

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

nikad nisam bio u parku a da nisam bio nadrogiran,

so I never noticed the children playing there."

tako da nikad nisam ni primetio da se deca tamo igraju.“

Every addict in the courtroom lowered their head.

Svaki ovisnik u sudnici je spustio glavu.

Who better to teach that lesson?

Ko bi bio bolji učitelj?

It helps the court reset its relationship with the community,

To pomaže da sud ponovo uspostavi odnos sa zajednicom,

like with the 20-something-year-old guy

kao što je slučaj sa dvadesetogodišnjim momkom

who gets a job interview through the court program.

koji je dobio razgovor za posao kroz sudski program.

He gets a job interview at an office cleaning company,

Dobio je razgovor za posao u kompaniji za čišćenje kancelarija,

and he comes back to court to proudly say,

i vratio se u sud da se pohvali:

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

„Sudijo, čak sam i radio u svom odelu nakon razgovora,

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

da bih dokazao tim ljudima koliko jako želim taj posao.“

It's what happens when a person in authority

To se dešava kada se osoba od autoriteta

treats you with dignity and respect,

odnosi prema vama sa dostojanstvom i poštovanjem,

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

kao četrdesetogodišnjak na koga sam naletela u ulici

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

koji mi je rekao: „Sudijo, primećujete li nešto drugačije?“

And when I look up,

Kada sam pogledala,

he's pointing at his new teeth

pokazivao je na njegove nove zube,

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

koje je mogao da dobije nakon uputa kroz program,

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

ali je mogao je da ih dobije da bi zamenio stare zube

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

čiji je gubitak bio posledica dugogodišnjeg korišćenja heroina.

When he looks in the mirror,

Kada se pogleda u ogledalo,

now he sees somebody who is worth saving.

on sada vidi nekog koga vredi spasiti.

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 sudije koristiti ovo sredstvo

to revolutionize the communities that they serve.

da sprovedu revoluciju u zajednicama kojima služe.

Now, these tools are not miracle cure-alls,

E sad, ova sredstva nisu čudotvorni štapići,

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

ali nas približavaju svetlosnim godinama brže mestu gde želimo da budemo,

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

a to je mesto na kome ljudi ulaze u naše sudnice

and believe they will be treated with dignity and respect

verujući da će se prema njima ophoditi sa dostojanstvom i poštovanjem

and know that justice will be served there.

i znajući da će pravda biti zadovoljena.

Imagine that, a simple idea.

Zamislite to, jednostavna ideja.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)