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‘Fu** You’: Shocked Woman Flips Off Judge in Court After Hearing Bond Amount — Judge Responds in Amazing Way

Feb. 5, 2013 10:50am Jonathon M. Seidl

When Miami’s Penelope Soto was arrested for possession of controlled substance on Monday, she had to face Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat. And as she soon found out, his honor doesn’t take kindly to being disrespected.

After Rodriguez-Chomat set Soto’s bond at $10,000, she became upset. She let loose a “fu** you” and flipped him the middle finger as she walked away. That’s when Rodriguez-Chomat called her back and asked what she said. And that’s also when he laid down the law. WSVN-TV has the exchange:

Judge: “You said [expletive] me?”

Soto: “Yes, sir, I did.”

The judge then laid down the law for being in contempt of court.

Judge: “You did say that? I find you in direct criminal contempt. Thirty days in the county jail.”

Soto: “OK, that’s fine.”

That’s right: 30 days in jail. But the transcript doesn’t capture the entire series of events.

See, the hearing started off with Soto stroking her hair, laughing, and even borderline flirting with the judge. After he sets the initial bond at $5k, she still strolls away laughing and says “adios,” which could have been a shot at Rodriguez-Chomat’s heavy Hispanic accent. Not taking kindly to that, the judge calls Soto back and then ups the bond to $10k. That’s when Soto walks away and delivers the curse word and finger gesture:

You can watch it all unfold below in the full 3-minute video — which is worth it:

WPLG-TV has more on Soto’s initial offense:

Miami-Dade Police responded to Southwest 96th Street and 142nd Avenue after a call of a woman injured Sunday evening.

According to the arrest affidavit, Soto told police she had crashed her bike and was high on Xanax bars. She also said she had more Xanax in her purse.

Police said they found 26 Xanax bars in Soto’s purse. She was then arrested.

The lesson? If you’re arrested and have to stand before someone that goes by “your honor,” it’s a good idea to give it to him.

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Comments (314)

PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:15am
When you are in “their” custody it is best to conform to get out of their custody. Never say you understand because in legal terms you then “stand under” their authority. A word to the wise.

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- turkey13
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:42am
  The ACLU and Eric Holder are going there right now and this judge will bb fired before the day is over. They will crame the First Ammendement down his throat and he will know what Freedom Of Speech means. Judges think they are above the Constituition.
  
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- searcher619
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:57am
  turkey13:
  
  You clearly don’t understand how the law works.
  
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- term limits for congress
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:33pm
  Break me off a piece of that Xanex Bar. (KitKat bar)
  
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- SpeckChaser
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:08pm
  30 days in jail at the tax payers expense. He sure showed her.
  
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- desertspeaks
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:49pm
  what do you own? how much is it worth? sounds like a shake down to me.. find out how much she has and try and take it!!!
  
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- apexmoon
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:39pm
  She looks like the scary chick from “The Grudge” in the second pic.
  
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- SLAPTHELEFT
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:07pm
  another drug addict gutter **** skeezer. Should fit right in at the county jail.
  
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- Joe_The_Patriot
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:25pm
  That girl is a shining example of the youth of today.. She’s obviously an idiot.. She was selling prescription drugs and got pinched… Sounds to me like she has a spanish accent too or could just be urban getto trash speak…..
  
  I however have a HUGE PROBLEM with the court asking her what she owns and the value of it.. I don’t think that’s any of their business..
  
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- xiteg
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:44pm
  @Joe_The_Patriot
  
  the reason the court is asking that is to set the bond. Not because they want to know or want to take it. THey just need to make sure to set the bond at a correct amount. Remember George Zimmerman when he did not list all of his assets? They revoked his current bond then reset the amount to a higher bond.
  
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- P8riot
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:47pm
  @PIGSWILLNEVERFLY –
  
  when you refer to “their” authority… do you mean the authority of the government set up by the Constitution of the United States?
  
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- benshivd
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:28pm
  Turkey13, They will not do anything to this judge. Remember that he is Hispanic. They wont do a damn thing
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:46pm
  @Searcher619 – Just pushing the string. It isn’t blatent enough for the ACLU and Holder is in Old Mexico peddling all those guns idiots are giving up for a Wal-mart $50 to $200 gift certificates.
  
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- dustman27
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:55pm
  Agreed that she should comply when in custody, but I really don’t think this went down in a fair way. Despite the fact that this girl has zero respect and acted stupidly, we need to take into account that the consequences far outweighed her crime. This was possession of a controlled substance, not theft or battery. Jail is for people who are dangerous to society, not bratty uneducated people who can’t keep their mouth shut.
  
  People in this class have contempt for the justice system, and situations like this just breed further contempt and distrust. To me this would feel like an abuse of power by the judge.
  
  Jail for 30 days for disrespecting and offending a judges pride? She was likely unaware of how the justice system works and what to expect in that courtroom. It sounds like she had zero representation from a lawyer.
  
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- BSdetector
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:09pm
  @P8riot
  No, i think he means the government we have now. The one you refer to hasn’t existed in about 100 years.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:11pm
  These young punk miscreants will only change their attitudes when the hammer comes down on them. She got what she deserved. The jail is going to be open anyway, why not have her in it.
  
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- Stoneez
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:30pm
  Dustman27… you act as if her so-called “ignorance” was caused by her lack of having adequate representation? Ignorance is no substitute for outright stupidity and disregard for authority. She got what she deserved. I would’ve been more harsh. Adios
  
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- Babagootz
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:42pm
  Ugh. Our nation has a higher incarceration rate than the Chinese – and we are 1/3 the size. The woman is only hurting herself with the prescription meds (which are worse than most street drugs). Yeah, the woman shouldn’t have said what she said. But $5000 or $10000 for a bond? That’s crazy. She is probably poor and can’t afford it.
  
  Why do white collar criminals only get house arrest or no bond when they swindle people out of their life savings, destroying their lives? It is ridiculous! If she was wealthy and had a good lawyer, she probably would have walked off scott free…
  
  ADIOS!
  
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- KevINtampa
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:48pm
  Bottom line, if you ever find yourself in a courtroom for something you know you did, a little humility and allowing yourself to be humbled is a good thing.
  
  I say that now, but when the courts outlaw my 2nd Amendment liberties I’ll likely be speaking a different tune. It isn’t hypocracy so much as a cunundrum. Why on Earth do we have to think about such eventualities in America?
  
  Yuir Bezmenov has the how and the why answer to that question.
  
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- Lauramac
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:49pm
  Turkey13 – they have no respect for the second amendment, what makes you think they care about the first?
  
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- El Pistoffo
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 6:11pm
  First its the lazy Miami cops and now this stupid Miami moron. This is yet another of countless reasons why I left that 3rd world banana republic. She is quite typical of the stuck up, drug popping latin girls in Miami. You’d be hard pressed to find a woman of any worth there these days. Most are sugar daddy seeking gold diggers that use their good lucks to support their stupid lazy asses. Trust me I lived their for 40 years.
  
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- whatahka
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 7:27pm
  @ XITG They weren’t asking the value of her possessions in order to set bond. They were trying to assess whether they should appoint counsel. You could hear an attorney stating that he would take the appointment, but the judge was saying that if her jewelry is worth a lot of money, then she should sell her jewelry and retain her own counsel. It wasn’t a shake down……it was a determination of whether she could pay for an attorney herself or whether the tax payers were going to get shook down to pay for her public defender.
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 7:44pm
  @P8riot
  
  By “their”, one should mean trustees. Lowly public servants with no direct authority over beneficiaries(We the People).
  
  If the president told me to dance, I would tell him to go F#ck himself. He has NO authority over me.
  
  The Constitution is the rules of the trust, to be followed by the trustees.
  
  The only way a judge has subject matter jurisdiction, is if there is a cause of action promulgated by a damaged party.
  
  “Criminal Contempt” ? The Constitution states that the punishment should not be excessive.
  30 days for exercising one’s free speech may be excessive.
  
  I know you are an attorney. You think you know more than Henry Clay Did?
  He said the government is a trust, and I believe him over anyone else who would dispute it.
  
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  
  “Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.”
  – Henry Clay
  
  Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives. He served three different terms as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and was also Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. He lost his campaigns for president in 1824, 1832 and 1844.
  
  Here is how you handle a TRUSTEE (“judge”).
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzjv20sC5CY
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:03pm
  Look, it is real simple.
  
  The Banksters seized America for good in 1933 and kept this secret until the internet let the truth escape.
  
  In 1933 the U.S. Corporation declared Bankruptcy.
  everything was pledged as collateral to the FEDERAL RESERVE PRIVATE BANK including YOU !!!
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlCs7u1ihws
  
  In 1944 the Lien was transfered to the IMF and World Bank, which created the UN the Following year.
  
  America was Sold in 1992 under EO 12803. This was the Same year AGENDA 21 was introduced.
  This was 2 years before NAFTA in 1994. The new owners are determined to destroy America’s Sovereignty and Identity. They are nearly done.
  All that is left, are those stubborn “AMERICANS that CLING to their BIBLES and GUNS”.
  http://rense.com/general86/nomis.htm
  
  The new investors in this Lot of Land called America, want an “EPCOT” center managed by the UNITED NATIONS.
  
  These “politicians” are just employees of the UNITED STATES CORPORATION, playing you all like fiddles.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLe02uld_0
  
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- PoliticiansRCrooks
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:19pm
  I never respected my Judge. They are not God. I don’t have to follow their orders.
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:33pm
  @P8riot
  
  Why do you ( The ABA – American British Accreditation Registry Association ) people act in bad faith ? ( That is your politically correct term for your CRIMES )
  
  Your Oath to the BAR supercedes any “oath” given to a client.
  
  What is the Big “SECRET” ? is it the Bankruptcy of 1933 or the TRUST ????
  I think it may be both, but I feel strongly that it is the Latter.
  
  You laywers know that people are owned by no one. If so, where is their “deed” and who “owns” it?
  I shall smell an unconscionable contract, if one is brought forth by you or anyone else.
  
  And of Course, Contracts.
  
  How does a TRUSTEE have “Authority” over a BENEFICIARY when there is no other BENEFICIARY seeking redress for damages?
  
  Your Retort will be Statutory Jurisdiction. My Retort will be Higher Courts MUST recognize Common law. No Damaged Plaintiff = NO jurisdiction/Case dismissed.
  
  Why don’t you explain to us what happens in this following video. lol.
  
  This is another case where the Beneficiary (defendant) appoints the trustee (Judge) to discharge the matter.
  He absolves his Cestui Que Vie Trust and takes over.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0Y_jjlCTQ&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL12FC061FA00D800E
  
  If you think he lost his case, think again. They ASKED him to follow their Regulations and Statutes.
  lol.
  
  I am sure he told them to pound sand.
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:03pm
  I love an arrogant judge, especially one you can barely understand because his English is off. He had no reason to double her bail just because she said adios. He was all fun and games until she said bye and then became drunk with power.
  
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- Yeah_Buddy
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:15pm
  El Judgo loco in da cabasa.
  She should know men dominate in hispanic society and demand mucho respecto!
  
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- SgtB
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:25pm
  The legal system is a joke. The woman is ultimately in jail and will be fined severely and lose all her rights as a citizen (vote, self defense, and property ownership) because she called for help after crashing her bike and injuring only herself. Now, while it is unclear whether the term bike meant bicycle or motorcycle, I will assume that she was riding around on a bicycle because she was in Florida, motorcycles are expensive, and people doing drugs are notorious for being low on cash. So she was really only a danger to herself and because of unconstitutional and irrational laws being enforced by an over eager Col. Sanders on the bench, the county of Miami-Dade will now have to foot the room and board for this woman for more than a month.
  
  Noting that the average cost per DAY to house an inmate is ~$120, that means that the county property owners will foot the bill for more than $3,600!!!
  
  Has anyone else here heard of the term “white elephant”? Sure, the elephant is a great thing when the king gives it to you as a present. Then you realize that you have to feed, house, and water the elephant or else it dies and you will be in a world of hurt when the king finds out. This nation is full of white elephants. Not the least of which is our criminal “justice” system.
  
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- emberlyawake
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:26am
  Jeez, half the people who responded to this are just lame. “She was exercising her free speech”? “She didn’t know any better”? Are you serious? She was clearly in contempt of court. Don’t tell me she doesn’t know not to say f@#k you to a judge. I think she got exactly what she deserved. She showed no remorse for her crime and no respect for the judge.
  
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- 101COMBATVET
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 2:52am
  @TURKEY13, the first amendment does not protect freedom of speech once you are in custody. You DO have the right to remain silent, which she was informed of when she was arrested, but she DOES NOT have the right to tell the judge “**** YOU.”
  
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- warhog419
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 3:46am
  The thing she got 30 days of 3 meals a day room and board on the tax payers dime becuase she called the judge a name and he like almost all judges are power hungry people… great way to spend our taxes
  
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- BigSky
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 6:01am
  Hoodrat, pure and simple. She got what she deserved. It’s obvious her parents never taught her to respect her elders.
  
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- RogueRequest
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 6:33am
  By the way, they are not called Xanax bars. Xanny bars are street slang for 2mg Xanax pills. If you don’t know what you’re talking about then you should probably just keep your mouth shut. Lincoln had a quote about that. The only way you could sound less intelligent is if you then went on to talk about how she went home and played World of Warcraft on her PlayStation 360.
  
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- AGreyGhost
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 7:38am
  Turkey, it would seem your name suits you well.
  
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- SLOWBIDEN
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 9:29am
  Babagootz- you said that China gas one third the incarceration rates that we do. In China the penalty for possession us death. If you don’t believe me look it up
  
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- Southerner01
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 10:07am
  You don’t have freedom of speech in a courtroom. Contempt of court is not an unusual charge, nor is 30 days particularly excessive. She should have just shut up after bail was set at $5k, gotten someoen to go to a bail bondsman and fork over the $1k (20%) that a bondman requires to post bond for you.
  
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- jdy157
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 10:08am
  Your not a sovereign citizen are you?
  
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- michaelmoron
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 9:10pm
  @jdy157
  
  I am a Sovereign “Citizen”.
  
  Is that a problem ?
  
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- Amos37
  Posted on February 7, 2013 at 7:43am
  I can’t believe how many people said she should have shown the judge the proper respect… Why would you respect one who abuses their power? You think that he got that title by doing all the right things? God is no respecter of persons or worldly titles and based on this guy’s “judgement” he is no respecter of God. CROOK
  
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2ifbyC
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:14am
MORE OF THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO THESE DISRESPECTFUL 20 SOMETHINGS. I HOPE YOUR MOTHER SEE’S THIS AND IS PROUD OF HER WORK. I bet the next girl in line was far more respectful. Outstanding Job Judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat.

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- TheIggies
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:27am
  Lol 30 days in jail. Basically a month of free rent and food at the tax payer’s expense. Awesome :)
  
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- My Two Cents
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:43am
  Her mom is probably too busy Facebooking or Tweeting to be bothered. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the little brat learned this type of behavior from her mother.
  
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- Exidor
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:47am
  Exactly. Three hots and a cot. Plus, all the drugs she wants.
  
  Please…..
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:53am
  Some women just don’t know when to shut up.
  
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- atechgeek
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:01pm
  To all who think time is a joke and a free meal … think again. Or better yet .. give it a shot. You will never be the same. It ain’t a picnic. I think what the judge did is admirable, she is despicable, and she will not be the same after 30 days in the can. Godspeed to her and her journey of learning. Unfortunately it probably won’t change her permanantly.
  
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- SCREW-WINDOWS
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:19pm
  Jail it’s the only place rights are protected.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:23pm
  Here’s a good one for her,
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdXjm8pZMws
  
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- apexmoon
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:41pm
  @ANONYMOUS T. IRRELEVANT
  “Some women just don’t know when to shut up.”
  
  Some? :)
  
  j/k….hope my wife isn’t reading this.
  
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- jblovesAmerica
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:12pm
  where does she put this on her resume?
  
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- gryffn
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:55pm
  Actions have consequences. Most people do not get this because they have not been held accountable for anything. Too bad she was not sentenced to a good old-fashioned spanking.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:28pm
  Hopefully she got a wake up call.
  
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- shari6000
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 6:32pm
  I agree completely….Disrespecting a judge is a BIG NO-NO.
  
  The judge wanted to be sure she could pay the $10,000 bond with the jewelry she will need to pawn.
  She looks like someone who WORKS for a living…NOT
  
  These 20 somethings have good now….3 strikes laws here we come.
  
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- JimInTexas
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:36pm
  30 Day’s in solitary would give her time to think about her crime and how not to disrespect a judge in the future if she happens to be before one,,, which is likely considering she’s a junkie dope head.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:13am
LOL, I’ve seen a few other arraignments that were similar. At some I could see the judge’s face turn a darker shade of red every time the prisoner cackled yet another dumb ass remark. While some were funny, some were downright frightening to the point that even I almost felt sorry for the prisoner.
Hey WANG_DANG, tell us about some of your arraignments. Bet they had to be funny. The background of your avatar attests to that.

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:00pm
  It is so.
  
  What difference does it make?
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:17pm
  13TH IMAM, LoL!
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:25pm
  Many times the best part of my days are the conversations between you, Monk and other American patriots. I had to change my shorts 5 times reading the Barry shotgun comments. Tks Again from a Conn Yankee. We aren’t all bad.
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:33pm
  PS Just got back from Cabelas in East Hartford. Ammo shelves empty. Folks are taking boxes from the shelf stockers hands. And have gone to 5 different Walmarts. Same, Same Limit 3 boxes per customer.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:00pm
  13TH IMAM, All that I can say is that I am simply humbled by that statement. I am proud to find myself you not only your presence, but also that of the likes of THE-MONK, FUBARED, AVENGERK, BIOHAZARD, GONZO, and oh, so many others here. Frankly, there are so many that I have not mentioned and I hope that I have not offended. Watch for my son to make some of his remarks here. He is on his own, but has chosen to go by SON_OF_RJJINGADSDEN. Makes me proud, but I know he will catch hell from the trolls. No problem though, he is his own man. I know that we will not see much from him now while he is still a full time Electrical Engineer student while working full time. He puts in a lot of hours and kicks ass.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:17am
  This is what you must know:
  
  This is just too sweet. Really. Humbled by AVENGERK and FUBARED, eh?. Wow. And I thought I was generous. But I understand RJJ’s man love for 13th IMAM. I mean between RJJ spitting coffee all over his computer and 13th changing his shorts 5 times, you men clearly connect on a very strong and manly level. I look forward to more of this hand holding. It’s a good thing, especially when you feel as beaten down as you do. Perhaps together you can craft some interesting and provocative posts. Something that combines all your fantasies and glory days and regrets and empty bravado all in one big goobery mess. Welcome to the fray SONny. Gird your loins.
  
  It is so.
  
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RANGER1965
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:13am
*sigh*

I also believe our justice system is becoming corrupted.

However, it is a judges duty to ensure that everyone in his court, respect’s the court. Failure to maintain respect, decorum, and the rules leads to utter chaos. Everytime.

Emotions are high, people’s freedom, and sometimes even their lives are at stake. It’s a recipe for disaster unless it’s kept under tight control.

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- chips1
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:25pm
  I would save your post because, it will also work in a story about schools.
  
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Inform
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:12am
Another upstanding citizen.

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so3
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:10am
Funny, a judge does to a smart mouth entitlement-minded little punk what we all say we would do and you ream him for it. All this faux desire for respect for rule of law, the constitution and then you act as though the moron girl deserves to get away with her little act. Idiots… Viva la Soto….

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- 00100111
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:28am
  I have no respect for the “rule” of law. I’m not ruled by the law. I have respect for natural laws, not man made laws that are only designed to control.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:49am
  I hate to admit I agree. Since when does a judge have the option to use his personal discretion to up a fine because he apparently had his feelings hurt over a word. Cops on the street put up with much much more in teh way of personal abuse but for them to respond with anything but total courtesy is grounds for termination. The courts of this land belong to the wealthy and influential. The rest of us have no options.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:34pm
  Let me know when we’ve re-established Rule Of Law again in this land, and I’ll start respecting the courts and the agents of the state. Until then we clearly have Rule of Man, and frankly, the legal system is making a lot of coin benefiting from this nightmare. To hell with them.
  
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- TeresaJ
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:37pm
  I really hope the people commenting on the side of this woman are trolls and not true conservatives, because if they are it’s no wonder our country is in the toilet between them and the liberals.
  
  Respect for authority is the most basic of necessary skills for a child to learn in an orderly society. It starts with respect for God, then respect for your parents and teachers, followed by respect for your fellow man. If you do not have that, you cannot function. If this woman cannot even respect the judge sentencing her, what kind of respect do you think she will have for your belongings, or even your life?
  
  You can disagree with a law, and still respect authority. This woman doesn’t respect anything, and she deserved whatever the judge could throw at her.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:49pm
  Respect for authority is earned, not granted carte blance. If a judge smirks and enforces clearly unconstitutional laws, he deserves nothing but contempt. The Founders certainly didn’t have a lot of “respect for authority” when they dumped tea or fired rifles into their fellow Englishmen at Concord.
  
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- rosegrower
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:55pm
  @00100111
  “I have respect for natural laws,” – so, that must mean you are anti-gay! Animals that exhibit gay behavior in nature are killed by their own species or they die out naturally. And this also must mean you abhor the idea of antibiotics – after all, aren’t bacteria and viruses a “natural” way to die? Funny how “natural” law is much less humane than are human laws, for which you have no respect.
  
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- RavenGlenn
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:31pm
  @STRAWBERRY
  
  Since when does a judge have the right to raise the fine like that? Since always. There is something called ‘Contempt of Court’. It’s specifically in place to assure civility within the courtroom. Without it, courtroom hearings would turn into nothing but screaming matches, swearing, etc. Afterall, we are dealing with people that(supposedly) violated the law at least once already.
  
  Respect the judge and act like a decent human being and you won’t get punished with harsher penalties.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:52pm
  I don’t disagree. Unless i read it wrong he got upset over ADIOS. If that’s teh case i stand by lack of understanding.
  
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FreeUsAll
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:09am
Is it not amazing that the “law” can arbitrarily decide what is and is not a legal substance for possession and consumption? The “War on Drugs” is a dismal failure based on nothing more than expanding government control. I have no respect for the law anymore, as it is oppressive and is no longer based on natural law.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:47pm
  Aye, exactly. As I ask about Obamacare, show me the Constitutionally, explicitly, delegated powers to the Federal Government to tell anybody what they can or cannot put into their bodies. Doesn’t exist. We understood this during the time of Prohibition, hence the amendment to the Constitution, which was repealed. Now, people just accept any ol’ thing under the standard canard of “safety” and fear.
  
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- katzkiner
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:23pm
  I have a theory; Give them drugs, lots of drugs for free, watch the average IQ rise as the idiots die off. Harsh, but that is one of natures’s laws of survival, let the dummies die or they take over. Who won in 2012? End the war on drugs. I rest my case.
  
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- darkknight91
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 8:12pm
  7 bullets are legal. 8 and you’re a felon.
  
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pragmaticpatriot
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:08am
no matter what His Magistrate did, she has bragging rights… I agree that Our Government is the enemy, as did Thomas Jefferson- When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

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- encinom
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:30am
  Another traitor claiming to be a patriot. Jefferson never said the government was the enemy you paranoid baffoon. For most of his adult life Jefferson was the government.
  
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- dblaess
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:52am
  @encinom
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:30am
  Another traitor claiming to be a patriot. Jefferson never said the government was the enemy you paranoid baffoon. For most of his adult life Jefferson was the government.
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  You paranoid bafoon! Do you get paid by the post or by the word?
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:59am
  One again, Encinom, you come on here and are proven wrong. You really need ot either go back to school or give up.
  
  The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first. Thomas Jefferson.
  
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- theaton
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:04pm
  Encinom said: “you paranoid baffoon”
  
  Do you always have to argue with ad hominum attacks? Can’t you present some facts to back up your positon. Jeffersons comment, “When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” is a good indication that he realized the government could be the enemy. Most of the founders were in the government yet they knew it could become the enemy. Madison worked in government and pushed for the convention in 1787. He urged Washington to attend. He knew that the Union needed to be governed but that governance had to be limited. He also knew that men would push those limits and possibly become Tyrannical That is the reason for the Second Amendment, an amendment that Madison wrote.
  
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- skippy6
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:03pm
  “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.”
  
  Thomas Paine
  
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fgarvin
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:07am
She’ll make a great streetwalker for a while at least. Then fertilizer. But until then, we will support her antics because as a society, we have a need to feel benevolent – but in the end, we created this creature and will now have to destory our mistake. Over and over again.

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- CLEttinger
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:17pm
  How do you think she got all that jewelery?
  
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tozzo
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:06am
FanFu** ingtastic!!

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snowboardpete
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:06am
The woman was an idiot. I applaud the judge, we need more like him!

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- theonlynana
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:58pm
  Maybe it is just me, but that stupid person was trying to flirt with the judge, to me she got upset because it didn’t work, now she pays extra. As for the judge he (at least for now ) the boss
  
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Beachmastermax
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:05am
We go from a bicycle wreck to the taxpayer housing and feeding someone for 30 days. Bet the doctor at the county jail perscribes some Xanax for the prisoner. She will probaly leave with more than they found in her purse.

Legalize all drugs. Stop spending tax money to care for drug users. Stop the stealth war in Mexico. Stop killing thousands of Mexicans.

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- JayCee
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:19am
  Was the “bike” a bicycle or a motorcycle?
  Either way she was involved in a traffic accident while under the influence.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:26am
  Except she wasn’t even charged with that. She was charged with possession.
  
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- Beachmastermax
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:35am
  @ Jaycee.
  
  I am also for allowing druggies and drunks drive motorcycles anytime they want. This will result in many innocent lives being saved and alot less druggies and drunks.
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:02pm
  Zeros and ones: And rightfully so, a bicycle is not a motorcycle and having an accident on one is not a traffic accident. Otherwise every 4 year old is guilty of having traffic accidents.
  
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DAYWATCHER
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:05am
Well done Judge.

That was here chance to show some respect and she blew it!
Well done indeed.

Just saying…

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biohazard23
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:04am
Typical Miami behavior from both of them.

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- 1HonestInjun
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:34am
  Agree. She got exactly the punishment she deserved. But a judge saying “bye bye” is kind of juvenile too.
  
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cosette
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:04am
Thankfully, sometimes stupidity is painful.

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DoOrDie
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:01am
If judges were that tough on murderers and rapists, there wouldn’t be as much crime. It sickens me to see a person get 10 to 20 years for murdering someone. What kind of justice is that? Don’t have enough jails to put them in? Build skyscraper jails with all the government waste. If you intentionally murder someone, you should be put to death 10 minutes after being found guilty.

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- hatchetjob
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:10pm
  I really like that skyscraper idea. Right on!
  
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snowboardpete
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:00am
Thank you Judge! It is about time our public officials stand up for common decency!

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- kadster01
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:20am
  ” It is about time our public officials stand up for common decency!”
  
  For enforcing unconstitutional law? “We are taking your guns for the common good, and you must comply! It is the decent thing to do!” Where does it stop? Where does your self-righteousness end and the violation of your OWN rights begin?
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:58am
  That’s the issue isn’t it Kadster, how everybody is so selective about what they like about the Constitution. If this were ten years from now and this woman was being brought up on charges of “possessing a weapon, illegal since 2015″, all the drug warriors here would be cheering her, going on about dissing judges who dared to enforce unconstitutional laws.
  
  We’ll never have liberty until people on all sides learn to respect the liberty of others that they may not agree with. Until then, it’s just one giant fight amongst dogs over the meat in the middle of the arena, sponsored by our Lords in the seats who watch us.
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:04pm
  Yeah, except that’s not what this story is about, that’s another argument.
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:45pm
  “Yeah, except that’s not what this story is about, that’s another argument.”
  
  Actually, the cherry-picking of which constitutional rights should be honored when it best suits our whims is EXACTLY what this is all about.
  
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cessna152
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:00am
Some people are very comfortable being behind bars with 3 meals a day and not having to work. I believe she simply found a way to have 30 days of the “easy life”.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:21am
  That would depend on the locale that you get incarcerated into. Some jails and prisons are really bad, full of rape, violence, and disease. The US has one of the largest prison populations on earth, which is pretty sad with nations like North Korea, Iran, and China in existence. IF this is a well financed facility the 30 day stint might be a good one as some municipalities offer drug rehabilitation on the inside.
  
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DougHuffman
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:00am
An old friend in Chiloquin, now gone, had to appear with his miscreant son. The magistrate suggested the son was lying, and Jack reached across the bench and hit the magistrate. The magistrate announced a $50 fine for contempt. Jack reached into his wallet and threw $100 on the bench and hit him again.

Jack always had salmon, Oregon beef and beer in his cooler. We were visiting once when there was a commotion from the general store on the corner. On investigation, there was nothing left above waist high from the local Klamath’s swinging the axe handles from the barrel out front.

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337wise
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:59am
The woman clearly should’ve checked the phrasing before saying what she said. Obviously. But man the judge was a jerk. Seemed he kind of liked the power trip he is able to bestow. He clearly sent her away the first time with “bye bye” and then calls her back to then say “10k bond”. Couldn’t have made that point before? Not to mention maybe she seemed a tad out of sorts. The judge needed to be a bit more professional.

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- Cabo King
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:07am
  give that little B 90 days…..she will wise up, or not
  
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- Donut132
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:46am
  I agree, I found the Judge to be out of line here. Doubling the bond because she said adios? Being annoyed because the girl wasn’t smart enough to know how much jewelry was worth/not stolen. This girl was obviously not very bright and seemed to be on drugs. Not saying that is an excuse, but I did not find anything she said to be very out of line, and at most minor disrespectful. He forced her to drop the F bomb , which probably was his intentions all along. If a judge doubled my bond because i didnt say “sir” id give him the finger too :P
  
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- myptofvu
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:16pm
  Another case of an above the law Judge. He should be reprimanded at the very least, I would prefer disbarred.
  
  I have met many Judges in my time and NO not in the Court Room but in social circles and they are by far the nuttiest people you will ever meet. Not sure if they were that way before or became that way after too many years at the bench.
  
  Sick and tires of these supposed magi thinking they’re God.
  
  Contempt of Court is supposed to be invoked when a person interferes or inhibits the process of justice, NOT just because a Power deluded Judge doesn’t like you!!!
  
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- tomcat11767
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:16pm
  Dumbnut,
  The judge “forced” her into cursing at him??? Really????
  Looks like you need to learn the same lesson she needs to learn: sometimes it is better to be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and prove it!!!
  
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Chuck7884
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:57am
Hate Speech your honor is protected under the first amendment your honor is all she would have to say and the contempt charge would have to be dropped. the difference is the education of the defendant!.

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- Chuck7884
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:07am
  Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568 Fighting words doctrine.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:18am
  You’ve simply illustrated a problem with the fact that this country’s courts adopted The Old Bailey System right out of the gate. Within the court a judge is essentially a king of his tiny fiefdom.
  
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- Chuck7884
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:32am
  @RJJinGadsden Only if you or we let them. courts always limits who can make objections and speak.!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:11pm
  CHUCK7884, Allow me to explain. I meant by using the term “Right out of the gate” to mean from the very beginning of our courts being developed. It was a hold over from the British legal system. I agree that it should never been allowed since it was that type of tyranny that our forefathers sought to escape. Ending such a massive quagmire now is next to impossible. But a total restructure would be welcomed by many, although the trail lawyers who are already prepared to manipulate the current system will come unglued.
  
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ProudCapitalist
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:57am
You just can’t fix stupid.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:05am
  I agree, the judge has to know that he’s enforcing unconstitutional laws, which makes him a crank of the highest order, or a buffoon. He deserves the disrespect he receives.
  
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- john vincent
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:53am
  jeff-
  I’m not sure who is stupid here. The girl is obviously a miscreant, and in a court of law, there should be level of decorum. The free speech she enjoyed while her case was proved- Whether the judge deserved the title or not, he is ‘your honor,’ and as such she did show contempt for his room;
  
  the same way I think that a person would ‘not’ have free speech to walk into a funeral parlor uninvited, and start preaching- he should be taken out in cuffs-
  
  some things one should not do, ie, her ‘venom and finger thing-
  
  30 days in the hole isnt that bad, and it seems to fit the crime. I really do not think this is a free speech issue at all
  
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- LouieKelcher74
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 1:45am
  I’ve never been a big fan of authority but sometimes it’s just an IQ test. If you’re guilty, it’s not in your best interest to start ******* off judges and cops. And as messed up as the court system is, if it was a free-for-all in there everything would take 10 times longer and thus cost ten times as much for the poor suckers (us) that have to pay for it all.
  
  I’ll bet the next 8 girls in line were nothing but ‘yes, your honor’ and they probably cranked through a few cases after that. Good.
  
  The question of why Xanax possession ties up any court time at all is another story.
  
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txannie
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:57am
They are both of hispanic blood, so it must be a case of disrespect because of her ignorance and lack of respect for anyone.

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SocialistSlayer
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:56am
I no longer have respect for our Justice or Judicial System – All no better than the Crooks !

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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:55am
Yes, God forbid that we do not genuflect and grovel before robed agents of the government.

The war on drugs is in fact bullsh*t, and being brought up on charges of a victimless crime is enough to drive anybody to cursing. I’ve NEVER agreed with the ability of judges to create crime out of thin air, on a whim, simply because somebody doesn’t give them enough “m’lud” and “yes sir, sir” deference. While civility in court is preferred, the judge has to know, if he’s studied the Constitution, that the war on drugs is clearly unconstitutional.

Oh well, at this point, agents of the state deserve the disrespect they receive if they continue to violate or enable violating the Constitution.

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- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 10:59am
  Isn’t it amazing how the Blaze writers are siding with the Corrupt Government ? Get a grip people – the real enemy is our own Government !
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:01am
  I tend to agree with you on this. If they were serious about this so-called “war on drugs” the most destructive drug of all would still be illegal. I am, of course, referring to our most beloved mood-altering substance: alcohol.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:08am
  It’s not surprising, given Glenn’s “Sit Down, Surrender And We Win” mentality as of late. Maybe if we really kiss enough government @ss, we’ll be free!
  
  Meh.
  
  This judge deserved to be told off, just like the judges that will try us in kangaroo courts if they try their anti-gun bullcrap will deserve to be told off. Free people are defiant in front of unjust authority. Good for this girl.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:12am
  Now you made me think – thank you. What is a victimless crime? If there is no victim, can there be a crime?
  
  If there is a victim, there is a perp. If I’m a victim of law passed as a result of criminal misbehavior by a THIRD party, am I guilty of that third party’s crime? If not, then I’m a victim of misapplied law. Who then is the perp?
  What is the punishment?
  
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- JayCee
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:13am
  Driving while under the influence of drugs is hardly a victimless crime.
  Now the taxpayers will have to support the poor druggie parasite.
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:22am
  @JAYCEE
  
  I would agree, but I heard nothing about this particular individual driving. Did I miss something?
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:23am
  Yup. Gee, Judge, you sure showed her… If she wants to put crap in her body, as long as she isn’t hurting anyone else, who the eff cares? If she needs “help”, her that’s on her to seek it or her family to step in, it’s not my responsibility as a taxpayer to house her and feed her for 30 days. Oh no, she crashed her bike. Did she destroy anyone else’s property? No? No charges for that at all? Just for possession of a “controlled substance”? Oh no, how horrible…gotta get that hardened criminal off the streets.
  
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- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 11:25am
  “”"Now the taxpayers will have to support the poor druggie parasite.”"”"
  
  And ….. We have to support you – A Commie Government Sympathizer !
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 12:05pm
  1. Xanax is prescription, not illegal.
  
  2. She was on a bicycle. Explain to me the huge glaring public danger to the rest of society if she pulls an wheelie and wrecks on the sidewalk? Is this really what you want from the unconstitutional war on drugs?
  
  3. If you believe she was high as is reported, then the cops coerced a confession out of her when she was not capable of having moral agency, making their search unconstitutional by any reasonable standard. If you stand beside a nearly dead person’s bedside, who is blind and incoherent and delirious, and repeatedly ask him to search his house, and he consents, you’ve done a bad and wrong thing as a cop as you’ve received consent from a person who didn’t have the faculties to give consent.
  
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- askmieke
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:37pm
  Maybe you should look up the term ‘contempt of court’. If she wanted to defend herself she should have taken some common sense pills. This could have gone so different. Prior to sentencing they asked her if she had anything of value – and so the contempt began.
  
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- varptr
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:48pm
  This wasn’t a trial, it wasn’t about whether she confessed in a fit of tingly. This was a bond hearing probably with intent to set a court date. If this would be Linsay Lohan wants to ride her bicycle bombed in the nude, please understand there are many forests, resorts, and facilities that will gladly wrap themselves protectively around such behavior. The downtown prim-ville’s of beautiful people, LA, Miami, inner cities of crap cod, these are not such a places. This is why, if you are LL, you should consider a different home base before you are interred for life by a bunch of prima donnas!
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 4:50pm
  Yeah, it’s something we wrongly inherited from the English court system which should have went the way of the dodo.
  
  The way the government has become Leviathan these days, I celebrate people who flaunt unconstitutional laws and disregard unconstitutional authority. The more the merrier. The more we comply with lawless government, the more we give up our rights.
  
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- JayCee
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:08pm
  SOCIALISTSLIME
  I support myself you DA.
  
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