In a split judgment from the US court of appeals for the DC circuit that deals with Guantánamo, the judges ruled by 2-1 to allow detainees to challenge the conditions of their confinement, specifically force-feeding, in habeas corpus petitions to the federal courts.
These 12 Americans returned a split judgment: The nephew convicted, politician acquitted.
Then take #2, compassion after one has erred - as in the current immigration debate, where the dominant left/right split is "judgment" on those who entered without permission, versus "mercy" for those desperate enough to take the risk.
"Most of the decisions are split-second judgments, and I don't think that will help you make a split-second judgment".
"In that split-second judgment call, Detective Isnora believed Joseph Guzman had a firearm and was about to use it," Mr. Karasyk said.
"I should have been in a jump-off for the gold, but I made a split-second judgment error," he said.
Other experts noted that the members of the Navy Seals faced difficult conditions, moving through dim rooms under gunfire, and needing to make a split-second judgment about whether Bin Laden posed a threat.
It is impossible and unwise to Monday morning quarterback every decision by officers who have to make split second judgments.
"This is not a case involving circumstances where Swartz needed to make split-second judgment — in circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving — about the amount of force that is necessary in a particular situation," Collins said.
The other reason is that a split-second judgment in a real life confrontation bears little resemblance to shooting at a cardboard target, or to the plot line of a typical crime melodrama.
If a fielder throws wide of you, you'll need to make a split-second judgment call -- if you think you can stretch and reach the throw, then do so, keeping your foot on the base and reaching out, timing your stretch so that if you fall, it is just a second after you'll have caught the ball and recorded the out.
