History Quotes / HangingJudge

->''"I will act as your impartial judge. Though you disgust me beyond '''measure'''!"''
-->-- '''Intergalactic Judge''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E15AgentForHARM Agent for H.A.R.M]]"

->There was polite laughter in the courtroom. Bosch noticed that the attorneys -- prosecution and defense -- dutifully joined in, [[JokerJury a couple of them overdoing it]]. It had been his experience that while in open court a judge could not possibly tell a joke that the lawyers did not laugh at.
-->-- ''A Darkness More Than Night'', by '''Michael Connelly'''

-->-- "Death by Hanging", by '''Heathen'''

-->-- "Old Judge Jones", by ''Les Dudek''

-->-- '''The Master of the Court''', ''Capriccio Farce''

-->-- ''Judge Traggat, Selected Sayings'', ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''

->''No one except the gravedigger celebrates when a [[CircuitJudge travelling judge]] arrives on the scene.''

->''""Its scale would never neglect the weight of even the smallest sin."''

-->-- '''Doc Hudson''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''

-->-- Flavor text of '''Judgement Bird'', ''VideoGame/LobotomyCorporation''

-->-- '''Clopin''', ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

->''"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius."''[[note]]"Kill them all. God will know His own."[[/note]]
-->--Attributed to '''Arnaud Amalric''', advising a Crusader who was worried about killing orthodox Catholics along with the heretics
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->''Well raise 'im high and string 'im up!\\
We've gotcha now, you're good as dead!\\
From the gallows to your grave\\
It's gonna take your breath away!\\\
Crime they say, does not pay\\
And you’re the living proof\\
But not for long, cause you’ll be hung\\
By your neck''
-->--'''Heathen''' - "Death by Hanging"

-->--'''Clopin''' - ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

->''Old judge Jones never gave a man a break\\
On his hangin' tree the leaves don't shake\\
That man in black, what did he say?\\
A hundred years and one dark day''
-->-- ''Old Judge Jones'', ''Lesdudek''

->''"Claims of innocence mean nothing; they serve only to prove a foolish lack of caution."''
-->-- ''Judge Traggat, Selected Sayings'', TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}

->''"When passing sentence, always err to the side of harshness. Remember: there is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt."''
-->-- ''Credo Inquisition, Selected Sayings'', TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}

->''"Innocence Proves Nothing."''
-->-- ''Inquisitorial Motto'', TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}

->''“There was polite laughter in the courtroom. Bosch noticed that the attorneys -- prosecution and defense -- dutifully joined in, [[JokerJury a couple of them overdoing it]]. It had been his experience that while in open court a judge could not possibly tell a joke that the lawyers did not laugh at.”''
-->-- '''Michael Connelly''', A Darkness More Than Night

->'''Mayor''': I pronounce the trial ''over'' and both of you ''guilty!''\\
'''Defense Lawyer''': Your honor, the defense requests that we have the trial first.
-->-- ''WebComic/TeamFortress2, Unhappy Returns''

->''"No lawyer, no witnesses? What sort of due process is this?"\\
"More than you gave Harvey's prisoners, Commissioner. Your guilt has been determined. This is merely a sentencing hearing. Now, what will it be? Death or exile?"''
-->-- '''Jim Gordon''' and '''Johnathan Crane''', ''Film/{{The Dark Knight Rises}}''

-->--'''Q''', ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration ("Encounter at Farpoint")

-->--'''Archon Makbar''', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ("Tribunal")

->''"You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven is of hell, and they have said you are guilty. Time will pass and seasons will come and go. Spring with its wavin' green grass and heaps of sweet-smellin' flowers on every hill and in every dale. Then sultry Summer, with her shimmerin' heat-waves on the baked horizon. And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun. And finally Winter, with its bitin', whinin' wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow. But you won't be here to see any of 'em; not by a damn sight, because it's the order of this court that you be took to the nearest tree and hanged by the neck til you're dead, dead, dead, you olive-colored son of a billy goat."''
-->-- '''Judge Roy Bean''', passing sentence upon a cattle rustler

->''"When you slithered out of your hole that day, and you spewed your venom all over this defenseless 12-year-old girl, you made this court's top 10 hit list. I've had the misfortune of being involved with some of the lowest scum this county has to offer and you've made the top 10.''

->''In a way, the best sentence this court could give would be no sentence at all, because if you left this courtroom [[VigilanteExecution I don't think you would be alive 10 minutes.]]''

->''You are nothing but a weed, a weed among wheat. And when we have a weed, it's my job to eradicate the weed, because if I don't, you will choke the wheat. Therefore, I'm going to take you off the streets for just as long as I possibly can. [starts ticking off long sentence after long sentence for every crime committed against the girl in question] It means you aren't even eligible for parole until you're 92.''

->''That leaves only one more count, aggravated robbery. You stole this little girl's bra as a souvenir, probably to brag about it to your friends later on. Well, I'm going to give you a souvenir of Trumbull County justice. And that is, you will receive a maximum sentence of 10 to 25 on the aggravated robbery for the stealing of that bra. And I hope that in your last 25 years in prison that you remember that souvenir.''

->''Get this scum out of here."''
-->-- '''Judge Wyatt Mckay''', who adored Bean and has one of his quotes on his wall, passing sentence on a man who kidnapped, robbed, beat and repeatedly raped a twelve year old girl

->'''Judge Doom:''' Does the condemned have anything to say before his sentence is carried out?\\
'''Roger:''' Well, actually I--! ''(Judge chokes him out, silencing him)''
-->--''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''

->''"Alright! I wanna know who's responsible for wreckin' our town, Sheriff. I want his hood on a platter. I'm gonna put him in jail 'til he rots. No, check that, I'm gonna put him in jail 'til the jail rots on top of him, and them I'm gonna move him to a new jail and let that jail rot..."''
-->--'''Doc Hudson''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''

->''"Yes indeed, sir, once the seat of the Hangnail family and most notably of Lord Justice Hangnail, who famously declared that he never took account of any plea of not guilty on the basis that 'criminals always lie' and was, by happy chance, the Worshipful Master of the Benevolent Company of Rope Makers and Braiders. With any luck, we'll not see his like again."''
-->-- '''Willikins''', ''Literature/{{Snuff}}''

->''"Start the court! Start the court! Convict! Death!"''
-->--'''The Master of the Court''', ''Capriccio Farce''

->''"No no, a fine won't do. You'll just go out and [[FelonyMisdemeanor loiter]] again, won't you? No, we've got to look for a more '''permanent''' solution. I think I'll sentence you to death, how does that sound?"''
-->-- '''Judge Death''', ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'', ''Young Death: Boyhood of a Superfiend''

->''The NCR's military doesn't like being in the role of "peace-keeper". Crimes across the Mojave are typically punished by death.''
-->--'''Loading screen tip,''' ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''

->''"Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase [[FalseReassurance 'The innocent have nothing to fear']], believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'."''
-->-- '''Creator/TerryPratchett''', ''Literature/{{Snuff}}''

-->-- '''[[{{Magazine/Mad}} MAD Magazine]] Special #83''', ''Star Blecch VI: The Uninspired Continuation''

->''You are nothing but a weed, a weed among wheat. And when we have a weed, it's my job to eradicate the weed, because if you don't you will choke the wheat. Therefore, I'm going to take you off the streets for just as long as I possibly can. It means you aren't even eligible for parole until you're 92.''

->''In a way, the best sentence this court could give would be no sentence at all, because if you left this courtroom I don't think you would be alive 10 minutes.''

-->-- Judge Wyatt Mckay, who adored Bean and has one of his quotes on his wall, passing sentence on a man who kidnapped, robbed, beat and repeatedly raped a twelve year old girl

->''"When you slithered out of your hole that day and spewed your venom over that defenseless young girl you made this court's list of the worst criminals this land has to offer. In a way the best sentence would be no sentence at all because if you left this court house I very much doubt you would be alive in five minutes. You are nothing but a weed among the wheat. And it is my duty to remove you because if I don't you will choke the wheat. Therefore I am going to put you away for as long as I possibly can."''
-->-- Judge Wyatt Mckay, who adored Bean and has one of his quotes on his wall, passing sentence on a man who kidnapped, robbed, bashed and repeatedly raped a four year old girl

-->--'''Clopin''' - ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

-->-- '''Willikins''', ''Discworld/{{Snuff}}''

-->-- '''Creator/TerryPratchett''', ''Discworld/{{Snuff}}''

"Your guilt has been determined. This is merely a sentencing hearing. Now, what will it be? Death or exile?"''

-->-- ''Old Judge Jones'', ''LesDudek''

-->-- Judge Wyatt McKay, who adored Bean and has one of his quotes on his wall, passing sentence on a man who kidnapped, robbed, bashed and repeatedly raped a four year old girl

-->-- '''Creator/TerryPratchett''', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}: Literature/{{Snuff}}''

->''"No no, a fine won't do. You'll just go out and loiter again, won't you? No, we've got to look for a more permanent solution. I think I'll sentence you to death, how does that sound?"''

-->-- '''Intergalactic Judge''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000''

->''"Alright sheriff, I wanna know who's responsible for wreckin' our town! I want his hood on a platter. I'm gonna put him in jail 'til he rots. No, check that, I'm gonna put him in jail 'til the jail rots on top of him, and them I'm gonna move him to a new jail and let that one rot..."''

->''"Alright sherrif, I wanna know who's responsible for wreckin' our town! I want his hood on a platter. I'm gonna put him in jail 'til he rots. No, check that, I'm gonna put him in jail 'til the jail rots on top of him, and them I'm gonna move him to a new jail and let that one rot..."''

-->-- ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''

-->--''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit"

'''Defense Lawyer''': Your honor, the defense requests that we have the trial first