Judge Watson And His Medium Cases

It was another decision-making day for Judge Watson

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‘’Let’s begin. What’s the first case?’’, asked an unfocused Judge Watson.

‘’The first case is number 403, Medium civilian, Blues Wellington. Mr. Wellington’s crime is clapping and running on various articles.’’, said Lucille Bonnie, the speaker of the court.

‘’Mr. Wellington, I understand that you have clapped and ran on several Medium articles, is that correct?’’

‘’Um, I clicked on a button, your honor.’’

‘’But you clicked on the clap symbol, yes?’’

‘’Um, yes.’’

‘’And then you ran without commenting on these articles, right?’’

‘’Not entirely, your honor. I stayed on the page for fifty seconds, and then I ran. But yeah, I didn’t leave a comment.’’

‘’Why is that, Mr. Wellington?’’

‘’I couldn’t think of anything to write, your honor. I tried, I did. I worked hard on it, but nothing came up.’’

‘’Why not type a letter or a number?’’

‘’I… didn’t know that was allowed, your honor.’’

‘’Oh yes. Anything letter or word is better than a clap and run on a Medium article. Those are the rules. So, you are guilty…