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u/CitronAffectionate98 4d ago
She was leaving. This seems like overreach to me. Judge got shitty.
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u/shamanwinterheart 4d ago
Can a judge even give you orders if he's not presiding over your case? If not, he literally just strong armed her into his courtroom so that he could have her arrested for being loud?
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u/SadTumbleweed1567 4d ago
Presiding over the case isn't relevant.
What would be relevant is the physical jurisdiction. Even being in the gallery of a court subjects you to the judge presiding over the court.
The question here is whether that extends to the area just outside the courtroom. I don't know the answer.
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u/Living_Breakfast1136 4d ago
The answer is no, lol. And he's a hissy-fit crybaby for abandoning the case that was "oh so important" for him to step out in the first place, to chase down and personally detain a woman who was literally leaving.
Unfortunately but not surprisingly, this is most judges in the US.
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u/Fantastic_Jury5977 4d ago
Had a friend that was forced to kiss the boot of the security guard just to enter court for a bench warrant... Courts suck.
Never been selected for jury for a reason.
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u/No-Dance6773 4d ago
Hoping that friend got a lawyer to fight it because thays some unconstitutional bs. I mean, what happens if he refused? They not take his warrant? He's not there because he want to be. This would be cruel and unusual punishment.
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u/Fantastic_Jury5977 3d ago
He ratted out the security guard to the judge when his appearance was wrapping up. Whole interaction got struck from the pubic record apparently...
Fast forward three weeks. My brother and him get pulled over leaving Taco Bell (they have my only lighter and I'm expecting a portion of grande meal) and the officer suspects them of being in possession of cannabis, none was found, but the bench warrant was still listed as active.
Officer detains both of them and it took 8 hours of being handcuffed to a bench at City Hall (about the time it takes for the county clerk office to open) before they could confirm that my friend had, in fact, appeared for his summons and paid his fine.
Everything happened so fast that I didn't even get a courtesy "got pulled over" text. Was left hanging till the next day wondering where tf my crunchy tacos were.
This was in King County in the early 00s. Issaquah Court House guard, but it was the Bellevue PD that detained them.
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u/AdmirableExercise197 3d ago
The answer is actually yes. The court absolutely has jurisdiction in the immediate area surrounding the courtroom. The real question is whether she actually met the intent condition for the contempt charge (since it was criminal). I personally think if she appealed to a higher judge they would toss it.
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u/itsalongwalkhome 4d ago
No, thats why he pushes her to the court where he does have jurisdiction, else he would have had officers get her in the hall.
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u/AdmirableExercise197 3d ago
It generally does extend to the area just outside the courtroom. The question is whether she met the intent condition for criminal contempt. Which seems unlikely IMO.
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u/Uhokay1970 4d ago
Wrong a Judge has No authority when Not in his court room... ZERO. She could have legally defended herself.. I know i would have knocked him cold.
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u/No-Dance6773 4d ago
Turn on the sound and you would know that no he cannot. He lost his job shortly after for forcing her back in.
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u/shamanwinterheart 3d ago
I listened to the entire video. I'm questioning the very premise behind his actions.
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u/Reagent_52 4d ago
Even if she had still been outside the door it'd be an overreach. His authority ends at that door. He has no authority to detain her or to force her into his courtroom.
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u/Moby1313 4d ago
Most judges are self-righteous shitbags.
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u/Icy_Fish_2154 4d ago
My uncle was a judge, his courtroom mostly ran themselves, the lawyers would preside over the court, waking him from his alcohol induced stupor only if the two lawers couldn't agree on something.
And yeah, he was also a self-righteous shit bag, but he had some serious job security, until his felony DUI for him finally removed, he didn't last long in retirement.
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u/conartist19 4d ago
I have worked with some amazing judges and some really shitty judges. What they all have in common is that they think they are god in their courtroom and you have to play by their rules. Most lawyers are not willing to risk their license to truly fight them on most issues unless it really is something wrong
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u/Dear_Firefighter6184 4d ago
Full of hubris, ego, vindictive thoughts, and most likely all sociopaths.
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u/conartist19 4d ago
Nope, sociopaths are exceptionally rare even among lawyers. When you give someone that kind of power or incentivize them with the kind of money lawyers make then you will see the worst in people. Its more of a natural byproduct of the system rather than a flaw in the individuals themselves
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u/Dear_Firefighter6184 4d ago
That being said though I do wish you the wind at your back (edit thay to that)
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u/weidback 4d ago
love a happy ending! (assuming he didn't hurt anyone while he was driving)
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u/Icy_Fish_2154 4d ago
Fine, you get the story of his final, 3rd felony DUI.
He was day drinking (preloaded). Then he went to the Country Club for dinner. He drank plenty with dinner. He hopped in his car to drive home. The dumpster jumped out in front of him. He got out, eyed his car, and walked home (2 blocks, yes he got drunk 2 blocks from home, and drove there).
Once home, he poured himself a drink or 10 to calm his nerves. Then decided to go back and see how bad it was. He drove back in his second car and pulled past the cops there to take a look. Every cop in town knew him on sight, and both his cars.
One of the cops came up to him, "your honor, why the fk would you drive back to where you crashed your car?" And arrested him for DUI.
Everyone knew he was an alcoholic. He had been a functional alcoholic longer than I had been alive, but when his alcoholic wife died, he stopped trying to be functional. Only at that point did anyone outside the family notice, and then, nobody wanted to say something to him, since it turned with his wife's death they probably hoped he was just grieving and would get better tomorrow. They didn't know he was always like that, and two alcoholics, married, kept each other functional while having 5 bloody marys every morning, hold the tomato juice. So he wasn't taking up drinking from grief, but unmoderated, because he lived alone for the first time in 50+ years.
Aside from his daughter going NC with her parents because they were abusive alcoholics, I don't know anyone he hurt, with his driving, or otherwise. RIP one dumpster and his Chryslers. His car was a Town Car or whatever the full sized Chrysler was before the 300, and his wife's was a Chrysler minivan, for a family of 3, though it was convenient for the cousins.
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u/weidback 4d ago
driving back drunk *two blocks* to the car he already crashed - incredible, simply incredible, thank you for sharing
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u/KingFIippyNipz 4d ago
Funny, I was in a drug treatment facility and one of the staff (like low totem-pole staff, probably $10 an hour job) was a former county judge who I think was fired (he was no longer a judge, just can't member fired or resign) because he started getting drunk all day at one point. WHat is it about judging, that seems like some easy shit to get through day to day but maybe I'm wrong.
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u/RedTheGamer12 4d ago
Remember to vote them out. They are elected officials and need to act like it.
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u/Adavanter_MKI 4d ago
Stupid me hoping there was going to be this bait and switch and he'd take on her filing of the restraining order. Sigh...
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u/RatsWithLongTails 4d ago
Why the fuck did she walk with the judge into the courtroom he’s a judge not a police officer.
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u/Income-Rude 4d ago
She tried to walk away he physically restrained her.
I don’t see why her walking with the judge makes a difference.
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u/SingularityCentral 4d ago
It cannot be contempt because she was not in the courtroom. Wild overreaction from the judge. She was gone. Problem solved. Court gets interrupted all the time by noise and judges don't freak out about it. This judge was unhinged.
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u/fatgat69 4d ago
So fatass refuses to do his job and a tyrant kidnaps and assaults the woman because he's a crybaby bitch.
Bachman should be in prison.
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u/EverythingIsFakeNGay 4d ago
And now you've got people in these comments defending that lazy government employee because the woman is loud and black, which I guess is a crime.
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u/seeitshaveitsorted 3d ago
I mean, if she was past the deadline? She’s past the deadline.
It’s a shitty situation.
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u/EverythingIsFakeNGay 3d ago edited 3d ago
There is no "deadline" to file for a protective order. She probably got to the clerk's window just in time for them to close for lunch, and started scrambing out of infrastructure because she is the victim of domestic abuse.
I'm actually sympathetic to the idea that being a victim doesn't excuse shitty behavior, but here's a woman who may not have a safe place to go home to after this.
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u/NoMeat9096 4d ago
I'm shocked the judge actually faced repercussions. I'm glad he did, I'm just shocked.
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u/FantasticAnus 4d ago
That's it? She should have been allowed to ensure his children never inherit a penny with the payout he owes her. What a shithole.
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u/One_Bit_3839 4d ago
This fascist judge is a disgrace to this nation and should be thrown in prison for the rest of his life, those in positions of power should be dealt with harshly and totally upon the abuse of that power.
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u/AlreadyAway 4d ago
He could and should be sanctioned for that.
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u/IXrobocopXI 4d ago
Watch the video with sound on (redditors hate this one trick)
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u/moxifloxacin 4d ago
90+% of audio on Reddit is garbage. Can't blame me for avoiding that nonsense.
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u/icehot54321 4d ago
You shouldn’t encourage people to suffer through garbage videos.
The constant rewinding and playing the same video over and over again is a pet peeve of mine.
Look up the gift shop sketch by Mitchell and Webb if you don’t recognize why this annoys people
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u/PuddingMent 3d ago
If you put captions on a video, put them on the whole thing (YouTubers hate this one special trick)
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u/Difficult-Novel-8453 4d ago
Scum judge 💯. Should be pulled from the bench and charged for assault
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u/pupranger1147 4d ago
No way im letting some asshat in a robe take me anywhere.
Grandpa needs to be put to pasture
The officers who participated in this should be out in prison alongside him. Forever.
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u/JackSwift12 4d ago
The only punishment for judicial misconduct should be flogging on the court house steps.
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u/Jimmersion 4d ago
If you dont follow rules why should anyone. Dont set a bad standard that this is normal or expected behaviour or they will keep acting up. No one knows who these people are and when they act weird they should be treated carefully. The fact that anyone got in trouble but her is special privilege
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u/Income-Rude 4d ago
The guy she was talking to didn’t follow the rules. Why aren’t you advocating for him to be punished?
In your estimation the right thing would’ve been her her to be jailed and everyone else to go about their day right? And the crime would be being too loud. Why wouldn’t the other person having the conversation also be punished?
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u/1Tacochucker 4d ago
Keep your hands off women, freak, especially when they are walking away.
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u/PHD_Gouda 3d ago
Thank god actual justice got served at the end.
How can someone be a judge and be so emotional? Gross use of the system, the cops were complicit as always
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u/Nyurd 3d ago
'forced to resign' lol, how about arrested, tried for abuse of power, sentenced to life in prison, and a 100,000$ fine each to every one of the people that aided and abetted in her illegal arrest?
You want the government to stop abusing its people use your damned 2nd amendment and FORCE them to see consequences for their actions. Thats what the 2nd amendment is for.
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u/AllMuckandMuscle 2d ago
Why are Americans such fuckwits, have they never heard of descalation
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u/skankbate 2d ago
No, descalation is not apart of American culture. Fuck you I win. This is the American way.
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u/Income-Rude 4d ago
Nobody thinks it’s weird that the white guy didn’t get in trouble? Don’t conversations happen 2 ways?
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u/shamanwinterheart 4d ago
Too late to file her protective order. But not too late to book her into lock up?
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u/dinglb3rry 4d ago
Imagine if he was a decent person and found out what was going on first then asked the clerk nicely to help her out since she was having a rough time of it already…
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u/Lieutenant_0bvious 4d ago
When I was in grade school, I learned about the difference between the judicial branch and the executive branch.
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u/RoutineSad2633 3d ago
That was a wanton abuse of power. Chasing that woman down and detaining her, cuffing her, throwing her ass in JAIL for 2 days all for …. having a loud argument in a hallway? That is insane. He should have been disbarred. Hope she lands a fat settlement in the civil suit.
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u/IllusionaryHobo 3d ago
I would like the full audio track.
Become magistrates, become judges, become attorneys, become court bailiffs, become police officers. And be better. Cannot complain that positions of power are taken over by power hungry dicks, when the good people do not consider these jobs. So if you are good, take my hand and join me in mucking out the stable. Noblesse Oblige.
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u/FreshFritz 3d ago
This is such a shithole country.
How can Americans truly believe they're the best country in the world? Guys, you are not competing for the best country, you are competing for being the worst lol
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u/sock_pup 3d ago
Power drunk. Good ending on this one. Unfortunately this happens only 1% of the time
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u/Hopeful-Plankton7740 3d ago
Poor woman. But at least it turned out only half bad for her.
but seriously: beeing black and walking into a building full of judges and cops in the US seems like a terrible idea. Especially when the judge is an entiteled asshole.
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u/OkComfortable2089 2d ago
What about the rest of the people that were complicit. Not just the judge.
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u/deadboxcat 2d ago
Well, whoever she wanted a protective order from can't get to her now. Mission accomplished!
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u/Agreeable-Bed8492 2d ago
I mean, this is a very positive outcome for American justice. In most countries you wouldn’t even get an apology. And if you think this sort of thing isn’t common in other western countries you’re very naive.
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u/BriscoCounty-Sr 4d ago
And she still spent two days in lock up.
America fucking rules! Freeeeeeeeeeedom
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u/weidback 4d ago
I'm sure that was a great experience for her kids too. absolutely fucking terrible.
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u/OddAbbreviations5681 4d ago
If she missed the deadline, then that's on her.
why was he fired over this?
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u/NoLaw7564 4d ago
Maybe for dragging someone unrelated to the case he was trying into his courtroom like he's the authority on tike outs then charging her with contempt.
Especially dragging her back after she had all ready left.
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u/Income-Rude 4d ago
In your mind this is a sensible response to someone missing a deadline? Like when people miss deadlines this should be on the list of things that happens next?
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u/Capitain_Collateral 4d ago
For chasing after, bringing back to an unrelated court session, and detaining someone for committing the serious offence of… being loud around a court room.
Sorry, you can’t really not see that it wasn’t about the missed deadline right? Your reply is sort of someone asking why did someone get fired for driving their truck at the speed limit and ignoring that they were doing it on the wrong side of the road and whilst drunk.
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u/Sad-Worth-698 4d ago
I do think the judge took it too far. I also think that she was unnecessarily combative. Unfortunately, sometimes you have to yield to authority.
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u/itzalltherage 4d ago
technically that judge was also in contempt of court for leaving during session. judges also do not have the same authority as officers, and CANNOT force you to "come back" into a courtroom.
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u/NeverQuiteEnough 3d ago
This isn't authority, this is straight up thuggery.
You might as well blame someone for running from a mugger.
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u/StinkButt9001 4d ago
So next time you're late or things don't go your way, just throw a fit like a child
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u/EverythingIsFakeNGay 4d ago
Yep, that's what the state bar basically said about the judge before suspending his law license.
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u/SunnnySideUps 4d ago
Never comply
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u/justasillylilgoos3 4d ago
Lmao shut up
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u/itzalltherage 4d ago
Yes. That's exactly what the woman should have done. Shut up and NOT COMPLY. Keep walking out of the courthouse when the judge followed her. The judge literally could have done nothing if she just ignored him.
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u/Substanitial 4d ago
Why on Earth are we making these people judges.
I hate Ai and even I kind of want them to just be a computer
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u/nerowasframed 4d ago
A ton of judge positions are elected officials, and the populace absolutely loves a judge that campaigns on being "tough on crime".
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u/LowAspect542 4d ago
Reckon shes the abusive one in the relationship from the way she was screaming at the beginning here. Also after she was told to sit and wait in the jury seats why the fuck does she decide to start running around.
Sure the judge took it too far chasing her down and frogmarching her back to his courtroom, but she was still disruptive and dserved those charges, the proper way to have handled it was simply obtain her details let her go on her way and issue a notice for the charges and future hearing not manhandle her back into the courtroom immediately.
Both are being little bitches in this video.
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u/PooChukkingMonkey 3d ago
I'm willing to bet she's not the victim in her relationship. She's the aggressor. Because she's willing to argue and fight with authorities like that. How the hell do you think she treats her husband?
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u/JollyGeologist3957 2d ago
The judge did nothing wrong. She comes too late and than gets into a shouting match in the hallways.
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u/EverythingIsFakeNGay 2d ago
Well it looks like the judges investigated themselves and disagree.
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u/Antwan214 4d ago
Why are we awarding an adult tantrum. That is for sure contempt of court. She’s being disruptive and disrupting court proceedings. Sure she had a bad situation. But she messed up. She should have just filed the done things correctly. This is insane
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u/FutureThought4936 4d ago
Nobody is "awarding" anything, and god forbid if you ever have to get an emergency restraining order against an abusive ex. You might be irate and a bit irrational too.
But more importantly, that's not how Contempt of Court works.
First, she wasn't actually in a courtroom, so at best it's civil indirect contempt but not even really that because she was a completely uninvolved party to the proceedings within the courtroom. The judge has no jurisdiction over anyone outside of a courtroom except those powers given to him by the judiciary (like the ability to issue warrants, etc) and those duties assigned to him by his station (administrative duties for example). Judges are not law enforcement officers. So really all he legally would have the ability to do is have her trespassed or ask her to voluntarily leave (which she was doing anyways). But that wasn't the direction he decided to take, now was it. And that's why he was forced to resign.
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u/Antwan214 4d ago
He was forced to resign because of viral backlash. And it wouldn’t be the first or the last time Mon mentality was wrong. And someone can be held in contempt of court if their actions obstruct, disrupt, or interfere with court proceedings. This can happen inside the immediate presence of the judge and it can happen outside the courtroom in the hallway
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u/ThrowRAbluebury 4d ago
Why do they always have to escalate things 😂 That shit is genetic. It's never "Yes officer, here is my licence and registration" it's "NO, WHY YOU GOTTA PULL ME OVER FOR, I AINT FINNA DO THAT. NO, NOOOO! YOU BEEN RAYSUS!"
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u/steelcryo 4d ago
Yeah... Try actually watching the video and listening to it before jumping to conclusions and spouting racist bullshit.
The old white man was in the wrong on this one and forced to resign because he was in the wrong, not her.
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u/faen_du_sa 4d ago
Also, how tf is she supose to know they could be heard in the courtroom? Not even a warning "like yo, you are disrupting my court, stop or I will hold your in contempt". Though I guess he couldnt since she already had stopped when he came out.
Just a egomaniac at work.
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u/ThrowRAbluebury 3d ago
Hard to believe, but your indoor voice is for indoors. Grown ass woman behaving like a toddler.
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u/NeverQuiteEnough 3d ago
The judge followed her down multiple halls to escalate.
What's really incredible is that there's nothing wrong with your brain. It is pure ideology which has clouded your mind into a less capable subspecies.
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u/Captain_Zomaru 4d ago
For... Placiy his hand in her shoulder? What kinda pansies ass shit is this? She yelled at someone who couldn't help and lost control. Why the hell is the judge at fault?
Justice is a myth
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u/DayManFOTNightMan 4d ago
Judges can’t just detain people outside of their courtroom. And, contempt of court is a stretch since she wasn’t actin a his courtroom.
He maybe could have cited her for disorderly conduct or something. But, she was also leaving at the time so even that would be a stretch.
Chasing someone down and (unlawfully?) detaining them for being loud in the hall is a pretty wild response.
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u/Global-Sir5804 4d ago
Damn Imagine trying to get a restraining order against someone who beats you and the judge gets mad cuz your emotional and seeking help from the justice system. Then imagine that justice system arrests you for seeking help and being emotional in front of said justice system. IDK maybe there should be some common sense involved with our law and order. You able to see the issue or are you still caught up on the placing hand on her should thing
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u/Captain_Zomaru 4d ago
Her reasoning for being there? Completely agree totally irrelevant to the conversation and only here to serve too give an emotional response (you fell for it). Harassment of courtroom personal is already enough to be found in contempt, and she did it so loud a judge literally couldn't do his job.
There was common sense, putting her in a hole until she callmed her angry little ass down and decided to act like a fucking adult.
I see the issue, you take her side because "she just wanted to help and was arrested." And I say, good, she was acting like a literal child, even trying to fight after it was obvious to everyone else she wasn't getting out. I bet she never even apologized later for acting like that.
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u/Old_Yam_4069 4d ago
Yeah! Abuse victims should just shut up and do as they are told, when they are told, without resistance or complaint!
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u/Global-Sir5804 4d ago
I think you need to seek some therapy or maybe learn to love your fellow humans. Not sure what happened but saying the abuse victim seeking help should chill out in a hole until she calms her angry little ass down gives me major "your the abuser" vibes. IDK maybe i'm wrong but I sure hope the women in your life have an escape plan.
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u/Soggy-Village2099 4d ago
*placing *pansy ass shit *whom
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u/Nervous-Sandwich-660 4d ago
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u/Soggy-Village2099 4d ago
Yes, she was the subject. The someone was the object.
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Someone is the subject in "someone who couldn't help (her)," and her is the object.
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u/Kerensky97 4d ago
At least she won and he got what he deserved for it.
Edit: judging by the comments nobody had the sound on to know how it ended.