[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

After watching the second video FERM posted its starting to become clearer that she was rolling her eyes,and being carefree and smiling while having a bond hearing for a drug possesion charge. I dont know what to say? if that was me on that tv my mother and father would wear my a$$ out for acting like that. I respect everyones opinions, i just dont think the little girl was being genuine and the judge felt the same way. I kinda think its funny how she got serious after he told her the bond had been increased she really snapped to attention then. She should have been paying attention like that the whole time. also the ***lry and vehicle question are to value her assets to set bond.here is a qoute from another web site, I couldnt say it better myself!!





I am perhaps in the minority here who thinks the judge's behavior was warranted by the situation, which is that the young woman was behaving as though the entire judicial process was a joke. She was being flippant (literally flipping her hair) and giggling, and when the judge said "it's not a joke....be serious about it," that should have been her cue to stop giggling and act sober. Instead, she came out with, "You just made me laugh!" and when asked about the dollar value of her ***elry assets, she instead said, "Like Rick Ross," referencing a rap star, and with more giggling.

The judge not only had reason at that point to be annoyed, but also to reaffirm to everybody else present that flippant behavior is not acceptable in court, a place where people's life fates are determined. He also had good reason to believe that she was currently on drugs (even though he asked and she denied it). Her demeanor at 1:17 of the video is completely that of somebody zonked on drugs -- nobody sober would ever move or make a face like that. Instead, the judge let her off the hook by setting a standard bond amount and dismissing her with a quick "bye bye."

The way she said "Adios" wasn't enough to be an insult on its own, but it was more like the final straw that broke the judge's desire to be lenient. The way she said "Adios" indicated that, at the end of it all, she still felt the entire thing was a joke and still had not taken his admonishments about being serious to heart. That's why he called her back.

I'd say he did her a favor. She needed a wake-up call. She's a cute young woman now, but what's she doing addicted to Xanax? What's going to happen to her in a few years if she keeps it up, or switches to meth?

I agree that everything that has been presented here is correct.... and yet, I still have a problem with this. Look, like everyone else here, I've done several "services to my community" as a juror. I've also sat on 2 grand juries, (including one Federal grand jury that ran for 18 months). Now it's true that you don't get to see actual cases as a grand juror, but you do as a juror. In all cases you get to see how people react in court to certain situations. To me, (and I conceed that I can be wrong) the girl was nervous. Did she act like a horses behind? yes. Did she get what she deserved for flipping off the judge? yes. Was the judge himself acting in an unprofessional manner? In part, yes. As soon as he crossed the line and gave that flippant "Bye-Bye" comment he crossed the boundry between professional and unprofessional. Just because he's a judge does not give him the right to cross the line. That's the part that bothers me. He must hold himself to the exact same standards that he expects from everyone that appears before him. Listen to his voice and the tone in his voice as he tells her "bye-bye". (Just the words themselves should be enough to make it understood that he's clearly being sarcastic and a bit condescending). He's supposed to be impartial to matters presented before him. He made it personal, and as soon as he did, that made his conduct unprofessional. A proper, professional dismissal would have been a simple "goodbye". To me her "adios" reply was perfectly appropriate. Stupid, but appropriate.