Posted on Apr 16, 2021
Judge Orders ‘Bullhorn Lady’ to Explain Why She Shouldn't Be Jailed for Mocking Court Order by...
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If the order to wear a mask does not specify the requirements of a mask, she complied. She wore a mask.
This is no different than many of our SPCs (and PFCs and SGTs) who comply with the letter of an order rather than the intent. It is why providing not only mission but intent is absolutely VITAL for proper command and control. "Do pushups." Soldier drops and knocks out three pushups and gets back up - he DID do pushups. I had a Soldier who was supposed to sweep the office at end of shift (rotating duty - it was "his day."). It had been muddy that day, so I told him he needed to mop. He mopped - but never swept. I was exceptionally frustrated, but I realized before I even opened my mouth that I had not provided clear, unambiguous guidance. So I retrained, and he had the same task the following day. I told him to mop again, but don't forget to sweep. So he mopped, THEN swept. Again - my guidance was ambiguous to him. I failed to provide foolproof instructions.
If the judge ordered her to wear a mask "for the safety of herself and others" or some other similar language - and that language is in the written order, she is done for. But if he only ordered the wearing of a mask, regardless of what the "obvious intent" was, the order is ambiguous and the judge is at fault for leaving gaping loopholes, not the person who FOUND the loopholes.
This is no different than many of our SPCs (and PFCs and SGTs) who comply with the letter of an order rather than the intent. It is why providing not only mission but intent is absolutely VITAL for proper command and control. "Do pushups." Soldier drops and knocks out three pushups and gets back up - he DID do pushups. I had a Soldier who was supposed to sweep the office at end of shift (rotating duty - it was "his day."). It had been muddy that day, so I told him he needed to mop. He mopped - but never swept. I was exceptionally frustrated, but I realized before I even opened my mouth that I had not provided clear, unambiguous guidance. So I retrained, and he had the same task the following day. I told him to mop again, but don't forget to sweep. So he mopped, THEN swept. Again - my guidance was ambiguous to him. I failed to provide foolproof instructions.
If the judge ordered her to wear a mask "for the safety of herself and others" or some other similar language - and that language is in the written order, she is done for. But if he only ordered the wearing of a mask, regardless of what the "obvious intent" was, the order is ambiguous and the judge is at fault for leaving gaping loopholes, not the person who FOUND the loopholes.
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