“Sometimes It’s Ok Not To Be Nice” With Judge Tanya Acker of ‘Hot Bench’

“Some people think the best way to exert or show their power is by treating other people badly. This is a bad idea and don’t do this. I could tell you many, many stories of people who have had their comeuppance as a result of not being nice and sometimes it is fun to watch that happen, especially when they’ve been a super-jerk. But that’s not really very nice at all — so shame on me! But SOMETIMES IT’S OK NOT TO BE NICE. If not offending people is always your first priority, that means you’re always putting yourself and your interests second. That doesn’t mean you should assume it’s open season to be a jerk — but sometimes people have a definition of “nice” that means “let me do whatever I want to you.” This is a bad definition of “nice” and don’t follow it.”

I had the pleasure to interview Judge Tanya Acker. From the…