He's hispanic; he probably thought she was being a little racist ****.

She kinda looked hispanic too though... hmmm

He should have made her wipe that ****in smirk off of her face right away rather than goofing on it and basically encouraging it. By making a joke out of it, he was encouraging her to take it lightly.

Dick move by the judge. Don't allow a light hearted atmosphere if you're going to flip on it as soon as someone says bye to you. Be consistent.

That was my take on it, too. It seemed like he was kind of having fun and joking, and then he hammered her when she did the same.

I guess I could possibly see the Hispanic thing that Dante mentioned, though. I didn't pick up on that possibility.

On an unrelated note, I had a meeting in the office of a federal judge today and will report that federal judges have nice offices. I think I've had apartments in the past that were smaller.

She's 18. She's charged with illegal possession of Xanax.

Her name is Penelope Soto. "Adios" doesn't seem entirely inappropriate.

That explains her demeanor, who would want to possess Xanax anyways?

the way she played with her hair
thinking she was on something
and what ever a judge says the correct answer is yes sir or thank you sir

You know, I can actually agree with this.

It was obvious she wasn't taking it serious. He should have been firm and stern from the beginning instead of letting it devolve into the childish back-and-forth that it did. It was her first offense and she's only 18, she could have learned something from her first court hearing. Now she just probably has a really bad taste in her mouth and will go on to resent authority figures even more.

Lots of benzo users out there.

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It makes more sense tell her to wipe the smile off her face or she's facing contempt charges. He slapped her with 30 days... a threat would have shut her up.

If she kept smirking, you make good on it. No gray area.

She should have just grabbed her crotch and told the judge to suck it!

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Some of you are actually siding with the stupid bitch here?

It's really simple.

Disrespect a judge and expect him to shit all over your day.

Am I the only one who figured she'd lost the benefit of leniency when they were trying to determine her bond on the first count?

Them: Do you have any way to pay your bond? Do you own anything? House, car, jewelry?

Her: Oh yeah, I got lots of jewelry- and a car!

Them: How much jewelry do you have?

Her: Oh, lots!

Them: How much is it worth?

Her: Rick Ross!