# About that "Scrooge McDuck" murder... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957 "2015-05-27T12:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/1 "2015-05-27T12:53:17Z")
You know, you just can’t make this stuff up. **[“Scrooge McDuck” Murder Conviction](http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-scrooge-mcduck-murder-conviction-0527-20150526-story.html)** Okay, all bad enough, but I wonder how many people came this -\>\<- close to contempt during the trial? ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/2 "2015-05-27T12:57:12Z")
Judge Kwak? Holy moly. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/3 "2015-05-27T13:43:02Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > Judge Kwak? Holy moly. Should be grounds for a retrial. That’s clearly not an unbiased judge. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/4 "2015-05-27T15:11:48Z")
I think the US custom of referring to the trial judge as “your honor” or “the court” was really helpful in this case. If the lawyers had had to address or refer to “Judge Kwak” someone besides the defendent would have been in a cell. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/5 "2015-05-27T16:02:44Z")
> [@](#): > > After Rodriguez was shot, his assailants ripped a custom-made gold chain and medallion from his neck. The medallion featured the Disney character Scrooge McDuck. This will have a devastating effect on the fine jewellery trade. Wealthy businessmen and connoisseurs will shun Disney-based objets d’art and precious items for their wives and loved ones. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/6 "2015-05-27T16:49:05Z")
What’s worse is you know, just _know_, the judge has a sibling who’s a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/7 "2015-05-27T16:50:33Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Should be grounds for a retrial. That’s clearly not an unbiased judge. You have a hunch, u? ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-that-scrooge-mcduck-murder/720957/8 "2015-05-27T19:55:54Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > Should be grounds for a retrial. That’s clearly not an unbiased judge. Now, now. I’m sure Kwak is an extremely common name in Duckburg.