A Father's Anguish in the Citizen Judge Court: I Stand Here in My Son's White Lab Coat Seeking Justice for His Stolen 22 Years
In March 2025 in Taichung, a 21-year-old medical intern stopped dutifully at a green light, only to be struck down by an unlicensed, intoxicated driver running a red light at extreme speed. In Taiwan's landmark citizen judge trial, the victim's father stood before the bench in his son's lab coat, delivering an impassioned 2,000-word plea against chronic leniency in drunk-driving sentencing.
