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In reply to the discussion: Cursing in court gets you 120 days... fair? [View all]Logical
(22,457 posts)65. LOL, of course you would support 4 months in jail for cussing. You are part of the problem. nt
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Absolutely. As a criminal defense attorney, I will note to you that the judge did not respond at
msanthrope
Nov 2014
#1
LOL, of course you would support 4 months in jail for cussing. You are part of the problem. nt
Logical
Nov 2014
#65
Reminded me of "The Breakfast Club" where Bender kept getting more detentions.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#3
no, not fair. way too long a sentence especially for people who are not familiar with courts etc
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2014
#5
putting aways omeone for 4 months because they cursed at a judge is beyond stupid
La Lioness Priyanka
Nov 2014
#35
Well he got 60 days for saying it the first time, then he promptly did it again.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#79
Nearly everybody here thinks the extra 60 days is fair. I'm not sure about it but...
BlueJazz
Nov 2014
#63
Anarchy was in response to ZombieHorde's post that talked about no respect for the law.
badtoworse
Nov 2014
#99
Was the law against the public interest in the hearing when this particular case took place?
LanternWaste
Nov 2014
#34
What would our court system look like if you could just address the judge anyway you like?
dilby
Nov 2014
#25
Well, he got 60 days off the bat the first time he did it, then he promptly did it again.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#111
Literally hundreds of suggestions over removing him from society and taking away his rights.
NCTraveler
Nov 2014
#95
The way that people benefit is that others may see the severe sentence he got,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#86
He has a First Amendment right to call a judge a "cocksucker" during court proceedings? (nt)
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#41
good luck with that . . . bet he would have a hard time finding someone to take that case
DrDan
Nov 2014
#44
I don't think a cell was the only option with respect to punishment under the law. nt.
NCTraveler
Nov 2014
#26
60 days for one insult... and then another 60 for a second when he wasn't happy about it...
Oktober
Nov 2014
#27
A criminal defense attorney friend calls it "robe fever" when judges act like that..
Hassin Bin Sober
Nov 2014
#42
In the judge's sandbox, ya gotta play by the judge's rules. Absolutely fair.
WillowTree
Nov 2014
#50
The inability to shut the hell up in court shows a lack of impulse control that is dangerous
Recursion
Nov 2014
#56
Please explain to me what good this does for society to have him in jail for 4 months
Hippo_Tron
Nov 2014
#61
Well he got 60 days for the first time he did it, then he promptly did it again.
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#110