Judge Mabel Jansen resigns

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Johannesburg - Judge Mabel Jansen, who was facing a disciplinary process over comments she made about rape and race, has resigned with immediate effect, the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services announced on Thursday.

Jansen has written to President Jacob Zuma and to Justice Minister Michael Masutha, informing them of her resignation with immediate effect, spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said in a statement.

"Minister Masutha has acknowledged the letter, thanked her for her valuable service and is processing the letter for the President's attention."

Jansen was placed on special leave following a social media storm after journalist Gillian Schutte posted excerpts of written exchanges with the judge about the prevalence of rape in "black culture".

The posts included comments by Jansen, such as: "In their culture a woman is there to pleasure them. Period. It is seen as an absolute right and a woman's consent is not required," as well as "I still have to meet a black girl who was not raped at about 12. I am dead serious."

Mhaga said the Judicial Service Committee (JSC) was busy processing the complaint when she tendered her resignation.

"Her resignation will obviate a protracted disciplinary process," Mhaga said.

Jansen declined to comment.

"I can't talk to anybody at this stage. I am sorry," she said.

News24
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/judge-mabel-jansen-resigns-20170504
 
Surely she can't just be allowed to resign without any consequences to her legal career...
 
Aquila ka Hecate said:
She isn't. She can never be a judge again and is not elegible for the pension.
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She will be paid out her pension fund in full. She resigned. Even if she was fired, she is eligible to be paid out her pension contributions in a lump sum payout.
 
"I still have to meet a black girl who was not raped at about 12. I am dead serious."
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Is it not because you meet them all in court? That's confirmation bias.
 
Unfortunately, no one in SA is allowed to speak the truth anymore, end of story.

But the real problem here is as a Judge, she should have not participated in a social media discussion about the subject, and should have realised that she was compromising her position. A judge is supposed to be unbiased. So really it does not matter whether her statements we true or not, she showed a bias towards one side.

It would have been a long and protracted hearing with very little doubt of the outcome.
 
Vrotappel said:
Thy shall not speak the truth.
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And thou (that is you vrot appel) are a racist. I know many black girls, and not all of them have experiences of rape. That's a gross generalization.
 
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