Judge Roberts Thursday

Judge Roberts* Thursday 8/18

There is nothing funny about being outed against your will. Even if you are gay.

Roberto Hernandez, 45, was driving to work in 2002 when
he received a phone call from a man who said that he met Hernandez at a San
Francisco gay bar. The caller then announced that the conversation was being
broadcast live on the "Raul Brindis and Pepito Show," based in
Houston.

Hernandez was awarded $250,000 and nearly $20,000 in
economic damages because of the emotional distress that led to seven months of
unemployment after quitting his job.

I am really conservative on damage awards. I'm not having trouble buying that.

*Judge Roberts Thursday will temporarily be replacing our normal Gay* Thursday segment.

* Gay: 1 a : happily excited : MERRY b : keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits 2 a : BRIGHT, LIVELY b : brilliant in color