Teen flips off judge

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

According to many in the south Florida latino community, adios IS a HUGE insult when having a conversation in english(espescially how she goes from the pissed off face to the giggly f--k you when she says adios). It is right up there f--k you, and is a blatant insult. And the constant fiddling with her hair is also a HUGE F--K you in there culture. It is one of those things that can look innocent, but to that area it is not. IMO the judge was more than patient with her, and after repeated times telling her to be serious she continued to be disrespectful to the courtroom. Here is the most compelete version of it I have found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLA7dQ-uxR0

And it seems the judge left an impression on her as she was MUCH more respectful when she returned to court.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNLcaL8a8ow

Ferm, that's really the first time I've ever heard that (the adios thing). I can tell you that we have a huge latino community around these parts, and I hear it being said all the time...however, to be fair, I'll ask several personal latino friends tomorrow about both the adios and the hair thing. Lets see what they say. Maybe it's a cultural thing.. say....Cuban vs Peurto Rico or something like that. If, indeed, it's an insult, then she crossed the line. period. But if it's an innocent thing, then I still believe that the judge crossed the line. Truth be told, I thought he was being flippant with his "bye-bye" comment, and that was before the girl responded with the "adios" ... so maybe she was retaliating? Who knows... In all cases I'm sure that she'll be wiser and more polite if she ever goes to court again...

Also, if you notice, in the latest video, after she goes back to court on the drug charges she is (a) respectful of the different judge, (b) has a (court appointed?) lawyer that's doing most of the talking, and (c) is still constantly fiddeling with her hair. It's obviously a nervious habit, and I'm sure that I can point to any one of a thousand girls in any school and find several that do the same thing. It may be disrespectful in some spanish communities, but in this case I think it's clearly just a nervous reaction.