I agree. Contempt of court should only apply if a person is not willing to follow the judges orders or in the most extreme cases of verbal abuse. I think it is fundamentally immoral to sentence a person to jail for something as petty as an obscene gesture.
Further, wasn't there a recent court case that held flipping off the cops wasn't a punishable offense? Because that should also apply to judges.
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Re: I call your Xanax and raise you a bird
by Stratego » Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:11 pm
Sigmund Freud defined four parts of a psyche; the id, the ego, the superego and the stratego. The Stratego being the highest form of morality and scientific thinking.
If guns are not outlawed, the in-laws will have guns.
If guns are not outlawed, the in-laws will have guns.
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Re: I call your Xanax and raise you a bird
by exploited » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:30 pm
Consequences? Absolutely.
A month in jail for verbal abuse? No.
A week? No.
A day or two? Sure, fine. But there is a difference between continuously disrupting a trial or appearance and getting angry at the end of it. A big difference.
I think this issue separates the authoritarian from the rest pretty concisely.
A month in jail for verbal abuse? No.
A week? No.
A day or two? Sure, fine. But there is a difference between continuously disrupting a trial or appearance and getting angry at the end of it. A big difference.
I think this issue separates the authoritarian from the rest pretty concisely.
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Re: I call your Xanax and raise you a bird
by Stratego » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:42 pm
Sigmund Freud defined four parts of a psyche; the id, the ego, the superego and the stratego. The Stratego being the highest form of morality and scientific thinking.
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