（美国有线电视新闻网）路易斯安那州拉斐特的一名法官在她家中录制的带有种族主义语言的视频浮出水面后，正在休假并面临要求她辞职的呼吁。
市法院法官 Michelle M. Odinet 的律师告诉 Acadiana Advocate，她对自己的所作所为以及对社区造成的伤害感到“羞辱、尴尬和抱歉”，并正在休无薪假。
“从长远来看，她将在未来几周内考虑会发生什么，”Dane Ciolino 的声明说，他向 CNN 证实了细节。
该视频似乎显示了与入室盗窃嫌疑人在电视上播放的户外争吵的监控录像，而那些不可见的人使用种族主义语言查看和评论该录像，已与拉斐特当地媒体分享，现在正在在社交媒体上广泛分享。
拉斐特警察局表示，周六凌晨 2:00 左右，两辆车在一处住宅的车道上被盗，记录显示该住宅由 Odinet 和她的丈夫所有。
嫌疑人试图步行逃跑，但被受害者抓住，警方称当他们看到嫌疑人从家中的一辆车中走出来时，受害者正在回家中。根据警方的声明，受害者一直按住嫌疑人，直到警察到达。
在网上流传的视频中，可以听到一个男性的声音说：“妈妈在喊n***er，n***er。”然后在似乎是一些愉快的玩笑之后，一个女性声音说：“我们有一个 n *** er，它是一个 n *** er，就像一只蟑螂，”一边大笑。
一行人继续议论纷纷，一度嘲笑监控视频中有人绊倒，还有人丢了钱包。
然后听到一个男性声音说：“这是我的手机掉出来的地方。”
“这家伙带着手机，”一个女声插进来，“你应该拿走他的手机并从他那里偷走，这该死的混蛋。”
“去拿枪，”另一个声音说。 “这很重要，非常重要，”随着视频的继续，一个男性的声音说道。
多次要求她辞职
不知道是谁在家里录制了这段视频，也不知道它是如何公开的。
奥迪内特早些时候向 CNN 附属机构 KATC 发送了一份声明，称她“被注射了镇静剂”，并且“不记得视频和视频中使用的令人不安的语言”。
“我和我的孩子在家里遭遇持械盗窃。警察被叫来，袭击者被逮捕。这件事让我内心震惊，我的精神状态很脆弱。我是一个残骸，仍然无法睡觉。我在拍摄视频时服用了镇静剂。我对视频和视频中使用的令人不安的语言的记忆为零。”
法官补充说：“任何认识我和我丈夫的人，都知道这与我们的生活方式背道而驰。我深感抱歉，并请求你们的原谅和理解，因为我的家人和我处理这起武装入室盗窃的情感后果.”
谴责是迅速的。全国有色人种协进会地方分会负责人表示，奥迪内特应立即辞职。
拉斐特全国有色人种协进会分会主席迈克尔·图森特 (Michael Toussaint) 说：“我们现在呼吁她立即毫不妥协地辞职，否则，我们要求路易斯安那州最高法院司法委员会迅速采取行动，将她免职。”
路易斯安那州立法黑人核心小组回应了这一呼吁，称法官表现出“巨大的种族偏见和麻木不仁”。
拉斐特联合政府的市长兼总统乔什·盖洛里 (Josh Guillory) 表示，他对有关 Odinet 的报道感到反感。他在一份声明中说：“这种语言具有伤害性、分裂性和不可接受性。” “我们法院的公平和客观是我们法律制度的基础。我希望法官能尽最大努力帮助社区康复并向前发展。”
市元帅雷吉·托马斯告诉 KATC，视频中的语言伤害了他的核心。 “当使用 N 词来形容我们时，我确信大多数有色人种都和我一样痛苦。话虽如此，我相信有色人种将无法相信他们会得到公平和平等的对待当他们必须在奥迪内特法官面前接受审判时。”
托马斯指出，他是第一位当选拉法耶特全市职位的非裔美国人。他说，奥迪内应该对此负责。他说:“奥迪内法官应该记住她的誓言。”
A Louisiana judge is on unpaid leave and facing pressure to resign after a home video with racist language surfaced
(CNN)A judge in Lafayette, Louisiana, is taking a leave of absence and facing calls for her resignation after a video with racist language recorded at her home surfaced.
A lawyer for City Court Judge Michelle M. Odinet told the Acadiana Advocate she feels "humiliated, embarrassed, and sorry for what she has done and the harm she has caused to the community," and is taking unpaid leave.
"What happens in the long term is something she is going to think about in the weeks to come," said the statement by Dane Ciolino, who confirmed the details to CNN.
The video, appearing to show surveillance footage of an outdoor altercation with a burglary suspect being played on a television while people, who are not visible, view and comment on the footage using racist language, was shared with local media in Lafayette and is now being shared widely across social media.
The Lafayette Police Department said that at approximately 2:00 a.m. Saturday, two vehicles were burglarized in the driveway of a home, which records show is owned by Odinet and her husband.
The suspect attempted to flee on foot but was caught by the victim, who police said was returning home when they saw the suspect getting out of one of the vehicles at the home. The victim held the suspect down until officers arrived, according to the statement from police.
In the video circulating online, a male voice can be heard saying, "And Mom's yelling n***er, n***er." Then after what appears to be some jovial banter, a female voice is heard saying, "We have a n ***er, It's a n***er, like a roach," while laughing.
The group continues talking back and forth, at one point laughing at someone in the surveillance video tripping and someone else losing their wallet.
Then a male voice is heard saying, "That's my phone where it fell out."
"The dude had a phone on him," a female voice chimes in. "You should have taken his phone and stolen from him, that f**king a**hole."
"Go and get the gun," says another voice. "It's important, very important," says a male voice as the video continues.
Several calls for her resignation
It is unknown who recorded the video from inside the home or how it became public.
Odinet had earlier sent a statement to CNN affiliate KATC, saying she had been "given a sedative" and had no "recollection of the video and the disturbing language used during it."
"My children and I were the victim of an armed burglary at our home. The police were called, and the assailant was arrested. The incident shook me to my core and my mental state was fragile. I was a wreck and am still unable to sleep. I was given a sedative at the time of the video. I have zero recollection of the video and the disturbing language used during it."
The judge added: "Anyone who knows me and my husband, knows this is contrary to the way we live our lives. I am deeply sorry and ask for your forgiveness and understanding as my family and I deal with the emotional aftermath of this armed burglary."
The condemnation was swift. The head of the local branch of the NAACP said Odinet should resign immediately.
"We call now for her immediate and uncompromising resignation, failing same, we demand swift and immediate act by the Judiciary Committee of the Louisiana Supreme Court, removing her from office," said Lafayette NAACP Chapter President Michael Toussaint.
The call was echoed by the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, which said the judge had shown "immense racial bias and insensitivity."
The Mayor-President of Lafayette's Consolidated Government, Josh Guillory, said he was disgusted by the reports about Odinet. "This type of language is hurtful, divisive, and unacceptable," he said in a statement. "The fairness and objectivity of our courts are the foundation of our legal system. It is my hope that the judge will do what is best to help the community heal and move forward."
City Marshal Reggie Thomas told KATC that the language in the video was hurtful to his core. "I am certain that most people of color share my pain when the N-word is used to describe us. With that being said, I'm sure that people of color will find it impossible to trust that they will be treated fairly and equally when they have to stand for judgment before Judge Odinet."
Thomas, who noted he was the first African American elected to a citywide position in Lafayette, said Odinet should be held accountable. "It is up to Judge Odinet to remember the oath she took," he said.
