hard

If I walked into court and the judge was dressed like this I’m walking out

I hope one day they call me to lock this boy up I swear he gotta go

my question is why do judges dress like that in the UK? mfs dressing like 1700's generals but for what reason

That's just a regular fit in the UK, op

That’s not white/european/“civilized” tho

Learn something new every day thsts insane

They were fashionable but then were required by law for barristers to wear

Basically a symbol that the person is of a higher status and that they’re in a role attached to practicing the law. In essence its currently argued that it reduces the individual identity of the wearer and helps reduce prejudices