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- anyone who thinks the Judge was right must think that the Colonists in 1776 were in the wrong. A girl gets a double fine for saying "adios"? Then she gets mad...which is natural...and goes to jail? So, if you were alive back in the 1776 times...would you have bowed to the British? Or got up and fought back? Its called Freedom of Expression and Speech. Judge is not God. We didnt elect him to be a judge either. Its all corruption. This girl is a hero.
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- Last night's episode of "Blue Bloods" was timely.
Judge needed to teach her what her parents failed to do. - Reply to this comment
- Her apology did not seem genuine at all. She said the line her attorney gave her with no real feeling. She cried because she new it would work.
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- For those of you who think the judge was wrong in his treatment of this young woman, I would LOVE to hear your suggestions on what he should have done instead...Should he have done something like kiss her feet?? Perhaps he should have given her a medal??
She blatantly and openly disrespected him and disrespected the court, as well as the morals and ethics which our laws are based on...
And yet we have people who openly think she did NOTHING wrong, and think the judge is totally wrong...un-FREAKING BELIEVEABLE...
The ONLY thing that this teen will learn from all of this, is that she can pretty much do what she wants, and get away with it all, with just a slap on the wrist...
As far as I am concerned, SHE IS VERY FORTUNATE to have the 30 day sentence revoked...And all she really has to do is attend a class???
This young woman has ZERO respect for any kind of authority, and with the result of this court action, it will only reinforce her belief...EXCEPT of course if she is facing some sort of consequence, then she will probably cry her way out of it...
It is practically guaranteed that this will NOT be her only appearance in a court of law...Ladies and gentlemen, a life-long CRIMINAL is born... - Reply to this comment
- I is Saturday night I wonder where she is at? out partying up a storm celebrating getting off
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- I watched both of the videos closely and, in my opinion, the young woman in question has rarely been "called to the table" for her actions, thus giving her the sense that she is entitled to act out without consequence. I believe the judge in this case initially acted with restraint; it appears that he recognized this pattern of entitlement behavior and, when she chose to act out once he imposed the initial fine, he determined that, perhaps, showing her that her behavior was unacceptable would help her realize the "error of her ways". When she chose to rebut the amended punishment in the way she did, I believe he determined that she needed more than a swat on the back of the hand. Did he take it too far? No, I don't think so.
It doesn't take a PhD to see that the young woman was coerced into making the apology. It's written all over her face and in her body language and in the tone of her voice - she was not there by choice. So where his punishment may have seemed harsh to some, to have completely removed it seems to give the impression that a few tears and an (insincere) apology makes everything okay.
I don't believe for one moment that if the defendant had not been an 18-year-old attractive young woman, this would have even made Page 12 of Section C of the local newspaper. Now she's "famous"... oh joy. - Reply to this comment
- The judge calls out the girl for her lack of respect. Some of these comments say the judge is in the wrong. Are you kidding! She needed a wake up call and got it. I notice the first time before the judge she was pulling on her hair. The next time before the judge she is in handcuffs. I guess that 2 day jail time help change her attitude. She didn't get off she has to go to drug rehab, I hope this turns her life around while she still has one.
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- The judge abused his position. He baited Soto with his arrogant "Bye-bye"; then his mocking "Adios." Just what lesson was he trying to teach her? That if you have power it's OK to be an idiot?
Also, 30 days for criminal contempt with no due process? That may be Floridian but it sounds un-American to me. - Reply to this comment
- In response to the judge's statements ("We live in a society....")
We also live in a society where Law School Students enter into
an agreement to violate the laws of this country by conspiring to
obstruct justice in instances they choose.The Judge in this case
has taken part in that agreement. As far as I'm concerned, he
deserves no respect. (Lawyers, please do not respond to this by
denying. I was told this by a Vermont attorney (Brooke Pearson)
when threatening me to hire a Vermont attorney to handle an
unemployment claim). If the American people knew what Mr. Pearson
told me, they would be going after Law School Graduates with guns
& knives - FOR SURE.
If Miss Soto flipped off a decent person I'd be disappointed. But not a law school graduate, cockaroach or 100 lb blob of elephant dung.
On a lighter note - I found the video priceless. I think it would make an excellent skit on Saturday Night Live. And at the end of the show the entire audience could get up, wave their hands and say ADIOS.
Steve J. Longariello
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- Thanks for the truth regarding this judge's reputation. Judges are human, fallible, weak minded, impure, etc... just like all humans. They are not gods or demigods. To believe this is true sickness. Judge K. was receiving child pornography to his chambers at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Florida. Did he deserve respect? No. Did he demand complete and absolute respect? Yes. Thank God the truth eventually was revealed regarding the unorthodox judge. Respect works both ways. It can be Earned or demanded. Earned is logical. BTW the pornographic judge took his own life before being arrested... so justice prevailed. *This is the truth of what's wrong with the country... corruption.
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