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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 7, 2013 15:35:29 GMT -5
I'm just amazed she has so much jewellry
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Feb 7, 2013 17:07:46 GMT -5
I still need to know how much is "Rick Ross" in terms of cash value. I would assume a lot, as if we are going by weight, he is quite fat, ergo her jewellery must weigh a lot. Real talk though, I lost all sympathy for her at the "HUR HUR, RICK ROSS!" line.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 7, 2013 17:12:22 GMT -5
I know, she had Rick Ross amount.
The Adios was the final straw, it was the jewllery conversation that got him. Her bragging how much she had annoyed him, when he starts saying that if she has so much she could sell it for the bail, telling her she's not in a club so she deosn't have to show off.
Even then he was going to let her go, but still at the end, she has that final show of not taking it seriously. Was there personal feeling? Yeah, but even in all of our non-judgely opinions, was she taking it seriously? Would you trust that girl to show up for court on time etc?
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Feb 7, 2013 19:07:31 GMT -5
It boggles my mind how some of you guys can defend this judge. I mean I respect your opinions but lets not pretend that judges are noble people. They are usually former douchebag lawyers. Does she not have freedom of speech in front of a judge? They are in a court room right? A public place right? A place built with public money right? She isn't allowed to say whatever she wants? I'll only chastise people who don't follow court rules once the courts actually start following their own rules. what was up with everyone's accents? i didn't understand a single word anyone said I'm not sure but I believe they were Cajun.
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Post by BRV on Feb 7, 2013 19:50:09 GMT -5
It boggles my mind how some of you guys can defend this judge. I mean I respect your opinions but lets not pretend that judges are noble people. They are usually former douchebag lawyers. Does she not have freedom of speech in front of a judge? They are in a court room right? A public place right? A place built with public money right? She isn't allowed to say whatever she wants? Judges have the authority to punish anyone who displays contempt of court. You can't just walk into a courtroom, walk up to the judge, tell him to f*** off and then walk away, free speech or not. It's like how you have freedom of speech in a movie theater, but you'll still get arrested if you yell "Fire!" in a crowded show.
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Post by Hurbster on Feb 7, 2013 19:50:43 GMT -5
Yeah it's straight up contempt of court. She is showing disrespect and is quite rightly slapped down for it. Would have got the same in a UK court. Does not matter what the judge may or may not have done before he became a judge, she exercised her right to be bloody stupid and got done for it.
Probably thought she was on Judge Judy or something.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Feb 7, 2013 19:55:42 GMT -5
Eh, she can easily pay her bail. Judging by the worth of her jewelry, she's Rich Forever.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Feb 7, 2013 23:06:04 GMT -5
update on the dips***'s defendant's case:
Bail reduced to $5000, she still has to serve the 30 days contempt, and if she completes drug rehabilitation her case will be dismissed
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Feb 7, 2013 23:17:05 GMT -5
I still need to know how much is "Rick Ross" in terms of cash value.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 7, 2013 23:18:52 GMT -5
It boggles my mind how some of you guys can defend this judge. I mean I respect your opinions but lets not pretend that judges are noble people. They are usually former douchebag lawyers. ...Do you know that for a fact? Is there a fact or figure that says "Judges are, for the most part, lawyers who happened to be douchebags?" You can't interrupt court proceedings in the way she did. It's called contempt of court. End of.
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Post by milkomania on Feb 8, 2013 1:19:09 GMT -5
I wanna take a running poll of how many are "against" the judge and find out what their age is and/or if they've ever been in trouble with the law. I could be wrong, but I think I know the answer.
As far as the guy being a jerk, he probably is. You don't get to be a judge without stepping on toes. But the idiot girl who had NO IDEA how much crap she was in is the bigger menace to society. In a couple years, she's going to be somebody's full-time employee or mother. It's one of those "if not now, when?" things.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 8, 2013 1:27:04 GMT -5
I wanna take a running poll of how many are "against" the judge and find out what their age is and/or if they've ever been in trouble with the law. I could be wrong, but I think I know the answer. Not a fair generalization. I can see where people might be turned off by the judge with the "adios" and the like. Regardless of whether or not they may have had trouble with the law. I personally don't have an issue with it, she basically provoked him. However, I understand the sentiment of the other side.
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Post by KofiMania on Feb 8, 2013 1:34:08 GMT -5
It boggles my mind how some of you guys can defend this judge. I mean I respect your opinions but lets not pretend that judges are noble people. They are usually former douchebag lawyers. Does she not have freedom of speech in front of a judge? They are in a court room right? A public place right? A place built with public money right? She isn't allowed to say whatever she wants? I'll only chastise people who don't follow court rules once the courts actually start following their own rules. This is a pretty offensive post to the legal profession. And you clearly don't understand the meaning of freedom of speech.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Feb 8, 2013 1:41:50 GMT -5
I wanna take a running poll of how many are "against" the judge and find out what their age is and/or if they've ever been in trouble with the law. I could be wrong, but I think I know the answer. You would be. And I'm not against the judge (who probably sees a ton of shit like this) as much as I think he comes off as a giant self important douchebag. Doesn't excuse the girl, who is most likely going to see the inside of a courtroom again, just not on the "go git em judge" mindset. I can respect other's opinions on the matter however, and at the end of the day they really are just opinions. Now who wants cake?
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Feb 8, 2013 3:54:17 GMT -5
It boggles my mind how some of you guys can defend this judge. I mean I respect your opinions but lets not pretend that judges are noble people. They are usually former douchebag lawyers. Does she not have freedom of speech in front of a judge? They are in a court room right? A public place right? A place built with public money right? She isn't allowed to say whatever she wants? I'll only chastise people who don't follow court rules once the courts actually start following their own rules. This is a pretty offensive post to the legal profession. And you clearly don't understand the meaning of freedom of speech. The legal profession is dirty. Sure there are a lot of good lawyers out there but most of them make money off others by using an extremely corrupt system. Freedom of speech is exactly what it is. No public employee has any right to lock you up for what you say. End of story. If someone gave me the finger in my house and told me to F off I have no right to lock them up in my basement for thirty days. People would look at me like I was crazy if I did that. Why does the "justice" system play by different rules when compared to regular people? This whole idea of Judges get to do whatever they want in court is absolutely ridiculous. I've heard of judges throwing people in jail for having their pants sagging. If a cop did that there is a pretty good chance they could get suspended or fired but a judge can do it just like that.
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Post by The OP on Feb 8, 2013 4:40:13 GMT -5
This is a pretty offensive post to the legal profession. And you clearly don't understand the meaning of freedom of speech. The legal profession is dirty. Sure there are a lot of good lawyers out there but most of them make money off others by using an extremely corrupt system. Freedom of speech is exactly what it is. No public employee has any right to lock you up for what you say. End of story. If someone gave me the finger in my house and told me to F off I have no right to lock them up in my basement for thirty days. People would look at me like I was crazy if I did that. Why does the "justice" system play by different rules when compared to regular people? This whole idea of Judges get to do whatever they want in court is absolutely ridiculous. I've heard of judges throwing people in jail for having their pants sagging. If a cop did that there is a pretty good chance they could get suspended or fired but a judge can do it just like that. This is actually a logical point to me. I'm sold, any Judge who throws someone in jail to make a point is to some extent abusing their authority.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 8, 2013 15:06:20 GMT -5
He didn't do 'Anything he wanted' though. She had a bail ammount, but because of her actions it was increased. She then swore at him, which put her in contempt of court.
If someone tells you to f off in your house, you're entitled to get them to believe, if they continue, you're entitled to call the cops. Freedom of speach is a right, but it's also a responsibility to not be a dumbass, to pick your battles, choose when and where you say things.
And the justice system acts differently to an individual because it is responsible for society as a whole so it is given special powers. Heck, if it had to follow the same rules as everyone else there would be no such thing as a jail.
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Post by KofiMania on Feb 8, 2013 15:15:20 GMT -5
The legal profession is dirty. Sure there are a lot of good lawyers out there but most of them make money off others by using an extremely corrupt system. Most of them? No sorry. The law profession has some of the strictest ethical guidelines around. There's always going to be a few rotten apples to give a bad perception in any industry where money is made but that doesn't mean "the legal profession is dirty." That's just a stereotypical, uninformed, uneducated viewpoint. If someone killed someone in your house you also would have no right to lock them up in your basement for life, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here.
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Post by Push R Truth on Feb 8, 2013 15:41:10 GMT -5
Walk up to any public employee and say you are going to hurt them.
Then use your "one call" to enlighten me as to how that went.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Feb 8, 2013 15:51:08 GMT -5
The legal profession is dirty. Sure there are a lot of good lawyers out there but most of them make money off others by using an extremely corrupt system. Most of them? No sorry. The law profession has some of the strictest ethical guidelines around. There's always going to be a few rotten apples to give a bad perception in any industry where money is made but that doesn't mean "the legal profession is dirty." That's just a stereotypical, uninformed, uneducated viewpoint. If someone killed someone in your house you also would have no right to lock them up in your basement for life, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. I agree. There's bad apples in every profession, but lawyers in particular are spotlighted, whereas the ones who actual do good go largely un-noticed.
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