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Originally Posted by mineistaken
What if you laugh out loud in the court when hearing your sentence? Would that be freedom of speech or would that be in contempt of court?
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Yes, if you laugh out loud in court at the judge, mock the judge, mock the court system, or fail to follow any order in court... Yes, you can be held in contempt of court.
I don't understand people in court. Judges have a huge amount of power in court. You can go in for a simple traffic violation and end up in jail because you said the wrong thing to a judge.
Years ago in Phoenix I got a hefty traffic ticket, 100mph plus, mandatory court appearance. This was out in the desert outside of Phoenix where such speeding tickets were common. I was hot that day, but I dressed up in a suit and tie and slacks, etc. I was the only one in the court room dressed up - everyone else was in shorts and t-shirts. The woman before me had the same exact ticket. She wasn't dressed properly, was crying, yelling at the judge, and more or less "tossed" her paperwork at him. He nailed her to the wall, two thousand dollar fine, and suspended her driver's license. I got up there, everything was "yes sir" and "no sir", and when asked how I pleaded instead of offering up lame excuses I pleaded guilty. Women before me got nailed to the cross for the same violation; I got it dropped down to speeding 75mph in a 65mph, one point on my license, and a $120 fine.
See the difference? A little bit of respect goes a long way in the court room.
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Originally Posted by StickyGreen
What was the court order? To take down her facebook? What right do they have to tell her to take down her facebook for simply stating her opinion?
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Yeah, the judge ordered her to take down her Facebook. And I think she deserves it. She nearly killed four people, and instead of taking it seriously she's laughing about it on Facebook. She's lucky she didn't kill four people, and she's lucky she's not in prison for the next ten years.
Hopefully this eighteen year old will learn what respect is.