"Well, come along with me and tell that to the judge when your case comes up-if it ever does."

All he asked was a chance to tell his story to the judge.

"You can tell it to the judge," Johnson said.

"Simplify it down to a clear story and then tell it to the judge at every opportunity."

"If the mayor has a problem, let him tell it to the judge."

You tell that to the judge, an' he'll have you back in hospital sharpish.

He thought it over, then went and told the story to the judge they worked for.

"You'll have to tell it to the judge" is invariably the response people get from the clerks, who work behind bulletproof glass.

"You can come with me then, Doctor, and tell it to the judge."

It is the custom at sentencings to allow survivors of the victims to tell their stories to the judge.