Judge — January 2, 1932 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a satirical cartoon by Forsell titled "Training Waiters to Look the Other Way." The illustration depicts a courtroom or formal institutional setting where judicial authority (represented by the judge elevated on a platform) oversees the "training" of waiters—shown as small figures in the lower left and on a platform. The satire critiques judicial complicity in corruption or impropriety. By framing waiter-training as an "occupation," the cartoon suggests that judges actively instruct service workers to ignore wrongdoing or misconduct occurring in plain sight. The elevated judge literally supervises this misdirection, implying the judiciary itself endorses turning a blind eye to illegal or unethical behavior—likely referencing Prohibition-era corruption or bribery where judges and officials ignored violations in exchange for bribes.