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Now this is interesting....

Post by Sardonicus » 7th Feb, '13, 10:44

By now this has gone viral, and I've seen a number of sites with heaps of comments on the story. It raises some interesting points, on one hand, a much-needed slap-down, on the other, a ruined life.

Maybe something to take some of the wind out of the sails of The Gun Debate thread?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/0 ... 23986.html
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Post by slinky » 7th Feb, '13, 11:33

I'm confused. What's a girl brought up on drug charges flipping the judge the bird have to do with the gun debate thread? Or are you referring to the second thing on that page about a bank robber shooting himself in the foot?

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Post by Sardonicus » 7th Feb, '13, 11:46

It's got nothing to do with the other thread other than being another controversial, albeit arguably less so, topic.
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Post by T2K » 7th Feb, '13, 13:13

I think this one would get 100% agreement on the verdict of "what a dumbass!", wouldn't it?
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Post by slinky » 7th Feb, '13, 13:44

T2K wrote:I think this one would get 100% agreement on the verdict of "what a dumbass!", wouldn't it?
One would think, but I guess I'm interested in what's 'controversial' about it. I mean, when has being rude, mouthy and disrespectful to a judge ever been a good or even acceptable idea?

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Post by Morrolan » 7th Feb, '13, 13:56

i think the judge was showing remarkable constraint facing this vacuous, slack-jawed disrespectful bimbo...

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Post by Sardonicus » 7th Feb, '13, 14:58

While I enjoyed the same schadenfreude that most everyone else did seeing the clip, reading through some of the comments, and there are many, some 20-30% contend that the judge was overly harsh and in doing so, has condemned her onto a path of no return, as with a criminal record she will never be able to get a proper job. It is a fairly serious charge for someone who doesn't have a record. Some paint a picture of a doomed life of welfare, meth addiction and of no future.

My personal opinion is justice was done and she'll either learn something or she won't. Either way, she is now the poster child for that kind of behaviour, and few would want to follow. Who knows, maybe it will start a positive trend. I have a niece who acts a bit like that, it seems to be endemic in some places.

Here's the whole clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hBjiiIDtm8
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