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 | | The case that most impacted Judge Lindsey's feelings concerning juvenile justice concerned a boy who was charged with stealing coal. |
 | | At the turn of the century, Judge Ben Lindsey, known as the father of the Colorado Juvenile Court, established the quintessential "style" of a judge dealing with children. |
 | | This should be accomplished as a wise and loving parent would accomplish it, not with leniency on the one hand or brutality on the other, but with charity, patience, interest and what is most important of all, a firmness that commands respect, love and obedience, and does not produce hate or ill will. |
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