Lame Excuse Of The Week

Remember the Seminole County judge charged with jailing 11 people because they went to the wrong courtroom? You'll never believe his pathetic excuse. According to the Orlando Sentinel...

He had ordered them to jail, in large part, because of ADHD, he said.

"I can never properly atone to those people who had to suffer in order for me to understand and address my disorders," Sloop told the prosecutor. "I've learned so much from this."

The ADHD so clouded his judgment, he said, that he ignored warnings from three people -- two of them judges -- who told him the arrests were the result of a mix-up. Instead, he took a lunch break to eat popcorn, then left the building to get parts for a trailer. Once he returned, he continued to ignore the problem and began his afternoon hearings.

It finally occurred to him shortly after the arrests, after he learned that people were outraged by what he'd done, that he might have a psychological problem, he said.

He saw a television commercial about ADHD and, after talking with his wife, he filled out an ADHD quiz from the Internet and learned that he might need help, he said. He went to his family doctor, who referred him to a psychiatrist.

In February, Dr. Heidi Napolitano gave Sloop the official ADHD diagnosis, according to judicial-commission records.

Sloop said his symptoms include: putting off starting tasks that require a lot of thought; squirming; and having trouble paying attention when he is bored or doing repetitive work.

This clown should be kicked off the bench for coming up with such a pathetic excuse!