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Wouldn’t it be fascinating if Lance Ito became a judge in a murder trial rather than ringmaster in a circus? But it was his choice.

It was his choice to invite television cameras and the predictable antics that have followed. When everyone in a courtroom is addressing a camera, the purpose of a trial is drowned in television performances. And not even good ones.

It’s not too late. Lance Ito could do honor to the robes he wears by eliminating television cameras. Then see if the small tent becomes a courtroom!