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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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bdandsl
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:07pm
Well done, Sir!

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Bobj_1960
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:01pm
What bothers me most about this story is that this female had no problem with 30 days in jail. We need to make jail-time tougher and scarier to make it less attractive to the criminal community.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:59pm
I kinda like her. She stands up for herself. Not the brightest bulb on the tree though. The judge is pretty cool too.

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Centurian
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:51pm
For all those on here trashing the judge, it is apparent that you haven’t spent much time in court.

As someone who was in the bail bond business for about three years, I for one, applaud the judge.

He asked about jewelry and any other possessions she may own, to help determine her flight risk. If the woman had a lot of jewelry, it may be viewed by the judge that the $5,000 bond may be too low. He was simply trying to balance risk of flight – nothing more.

As for how the judge responded- he has the full right to do what he did. He has to maintain order in his court at all times. And this means appearing to be a pain in the rear end to the public at times. If you have seen the people that I have seen in the courts, you would understand better.

In another words, if you don’t know what he deals with on a daily basis, shut up!

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:32pm
  Maybe if courts weren’t filled to the brim with people being prosecuted for unconstitutional laws, we wouldn’t have to worry about what you’ve seen in court, since you’d probably not see a whole lot of folks.
  
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blackfeather
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:48pm
a very fine ovomit voter.

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fulcrum
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:48pm
Is this the new Florida accent?
Half Cuban half English?
It amazes me that the judge himself speaks choppy English?

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lotus143
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:43pm
It was creepy how the over paid union representing thug judge shook her down for the value of her jewelry. If she would of had a Bently parked out in the lot would her bail be $150,000.00?
She should have told him to come up with is own number….mabey they could do a deal.
and unless i was asleep when they gave judges super powers, I beleive it is your constitutional right to tell the government to go F*** themselves.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:48pm
  Well see, to many, that depends on what unconstitutional law is being enforced. Judges are allowed to have superpowers if our own personal vendetta is being served, but the moment our ox gets gored, well, that’s just a bit too far now buddy!
  
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zoro51
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:31pm
gutter sluts druggies losers have NO clue period

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LBJDIDIT1963
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:31pm
True to go along, but many Judges think they are God’s and really they are nut cases!

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Laureen1
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:30pm
My husband appeared in court once on an old traffic warrant in Tawas MI and the judge sentenced him to 5 days in jail. Not being familiar with the justice system at the time, I was amazed that he was sentenced to jail for something so minor. I then uttered outloud (not yelling) “Unbelievable” which got me a $50 contempt of court charge on the spot or I was going to share a cell with my husband.

I do agree you need to respect the court system, not necessarily the judges, as with any position, respect is earned not passed out like kool-aid.

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SHMaRiM
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:30pm
Judge is power hungry, what’s new. To protect his ego he adds 30 days to her sentence after a little name calling… Ridiculous. Not to mention the drug charge… $5,000 for xanax is ridiculous. Drug charges are getting out of hand. Live and let live. It’s your duty as a patriot to violate ridiculous laws. Does someone else’s drug use effect me? NO. Let’s just make having no job illegal… That’s something that only effects the individual and their families. Ridiculous. If you are going to defend the law over schedule I substances like mushrooms, LSD or marijuana, you need to get out and live a little. Dying without having a psychedelic experience is like dying without having had sex. Drug laws are bogus. Why not teach responsible drug use in school since kids are going to do it either way. Those that decide not to do it don’t need a class telling a bunch of bogus lies to make that decision.

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BeHeardAmerica
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:30pm
I respect the law although this big brother Gov. drives me crazy. If only they would treat Hollywood and politicians the same way we’d be ok.

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Maudie N Mandeville
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:28pm
This is the target of our Hispanic outreach.

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Ming The Merciless
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:17pm
30 Days In The Hole – check it out!!!

http://youtu.be/ZyKN8OzzO8s?t=31s

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Steve28
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:04pm
Let’s see how funny it is to spend 30 days in the slammer. LOL

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AmericaMustBeFree
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:59pm
I love this judge!!

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:04pm
  How much will you love him in 10 years when he’s sentencing people to jail because the cops found a .22 LR cartridge in their homes, in clear violation of the Anti-Firearms Act of 2015?
  
  Or do you pick and choose what you respect regarding the Constitution and kowtow to authority?
  
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FightingBear
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:55pm
The judge took a step in the right direction….but his step was not big enough….120 days would have been more appropriate in my opinion.

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- SHMaRiM
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 2:01pm
  And let me guess, you’re the type that starts a fight when someone calls you a name…? Real mature. Get over it. Words are just that, only WORDS. I can understand how you feel though. This is a young girl that needs to be “put in her place”. Honestly, who gives a ****. If she is really a terrible person she won’t have a chance in the “real world”. Live and let live.
  
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- FightingBear
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 8:02am
  Stick to your day job. This internet prognosticator stuff isn’t going to go well for you based on your response to me.
  
  I’ve lived 50 years and never been in a fight, more than likely because of my physical size coupled with the fact that I treat people with respect.
  
  You are absolutely laughable. 1st you pass (incorrect) judgement on me concerning my character and then you tell me to live and let live?
  
  You might want to take your own advice miss….do not pass judgement on people….live and let live.
  
  In regards to the topic, what you seem to not understand is that our choices in life have natural consequences. I we make good choices, the consequences are typically pleasant. If we make poor choices, the consequences are offten less than pleasant. This girl made a poor choice,….naturally, the consequences of that poor choice are less than pleasant.
  
  For what it is worth, if I ever said that to a judge in a court of law, I also believe that I too should get a minimum of 120 days. In other words, it would be just as poor a choice if I said it as this girl saying it…and both would deserve the same consequences.
  
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EPROM
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:47pm
Xanax makes me sleepy ….and ….and I find myself ….unable …to finish…what ..I’m …

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sonofgalt
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:37pm
i had a friend once who was convicted of drunk driving this was before mad and the penalty increases the gave him 28 days the genius said 28 why not 30 the judge said ok 58 days want 128 any guy i knew was in a mexican jail and the fine was $ 2.95 and he said keep the change back he went stupid goes to the bone

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omgfolks
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:32pm
I watched this video several times, I would like to point out that this judge acted poorly in dealing with her when he became offended with the girl saying good by after the judge himself extended the statement. To up the bail simply because this girl extended common courtesy as he hmself did make no sense. What I found curious was the haggling of money with regard to her jewelry, I got the impression that they were trying to take it away and not determine her bail, bail should not be determined by how much money a person has but whether or not they are a flight risk or not. The girl bacame upset with the judge when is abused his authority by raising the bail based on her statement of F-you and the finger. No disruption of the court appeared in the video, no lack of security or breachof security, the just just got told to F= off. It is a sad time when a judge his hurt by words and has to cost the tax payers money for something like this. Yeah the girl is accused of drugs, but she appears polite and attentive and the judge himself brought the levity to the situation, and then turned foul when the girl said good bye.. She could have done things differently, sure, but she did nothing to get her bail enhanced and showed her displeasure to the judge only after the judge’s comments… Authourity is one thing, but holding people to rule which they do not know about is not right. The rules should have been provided ahead of time, were they? I think not! Bad judge

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- EPROM
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:50pm
  ERROR: The Judge was merely determiming if she was able to afford her own lawyer (based on her net worth and jewelry) and not have one appointed to her …for free. Had nothiing to do with bail.
  
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PatMcGroyn
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:29pm
Working all day with bottom of this countries’ filthy, underbelly = A Judges’ occupation.
Slapping 30 days on some entitled loser who has never experienced discipline = Priceless

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Uechi
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:26pm
Positive proof that trailer trash is alive and well in Miami.

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Rowgue
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:19pm
The woman is obviously a dirt bag and good for nothing. The judge blatantly abused his power though.

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- Constantine Ivanov
  Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:36pm
  Dirty words toward a judge in a court room – First Amendment?
  No way, otherwise we destroy our society while pretending that we defend the Constitution.
  You can’t enter somebody’s room, start belching forth obscenities and expect that the hosts will tolerate your behavior because you pretend to be covered by the First Amendment.
  If not to mention that the filthy language was not the object to defend in the Founding Fathers mind. It was about ideas, not about foul-mouth cursing.
  
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- Rowgue
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 11:38am
  It’s not like she screamed it out. She mumbled it as she was walking away. It’s not even audible in the video no matter how loud you turn it up. And quite frankly the judge deserved it. He maliciously doubled her bond because she said “adios”. And the whole preceding was rather ridiculous. “How much is your jewelry worth?” Sorry but as much as this girl needs someone to put her in her place, this judge is an idiot.
  
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- Constantine Ivanov
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 5:52pm
  @ROWGUE
  “It’s not like she screamed it out.” you said.
  It doesn’t matter if she screamed or mumbled dirty words.
  (By the way, I clearly heard her verbal slops utterance.)
  What does matter is her contempt of court.
  In no way I defend a particular judge, in this case – that Latino judge Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat (I even personally know that too many of Latinos and real Spaniards are explosive, impetuous spitfires).
  But I definitely do not support the idea that the contempt of court is a matter defended by the First Amendment.
  A completely different story is that we have too many ueber-super Lefty and corrupted judges. But it’s a subject for a separate discussion.
  
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Constantine Ivanov
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:19pm
Her offhand behavior in the court room reveals that she is a drug-addicted (narcomaniac) impudent slut. 30 days won’t help her to become better. Maybe, slightly “sluttier”?

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billjac
Posted on February 5, 2013 at 1:12pm
How refreshing that an ethnic judge can adjust the attitude of his fellow Cuban American. A white judge has to walk on pins and needles to avoid the Left’s bleating RACIST when he uses common sense and appropriate punishment against a minority, hence those that need discipline and structure the most are usually coddled and taught they are special victims.

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