What Not to Wear 3
General rule, people: The clothing you wear to court should say nothing about you besides, “I am an upstanding citizen of North Carolina deserving of mercy and trust.” I recently saw a shirt in court with the name of what appeared to be a band. This band had chosen to name itself after the Latin phrase Tabula Rasa, meaning “blank slate”. In and of itself, not the worst attire I’ve seen in court by a long stretch, but in this case, it only served to underscore and give hidden meaning to the vacant expression of its owner, who looked startlingly like this guy:
Unless you’re going for a lack of capacity defense, not a good look.