Posted on 01/31/2006 2:23:59 AM PST by freepatriot32
I should also caveat that I believe the Judge acted correctly in this case.
That's because we don't allow them to exercise responsibility. The 21 year old drinking age is a perfect example. Adults today also have a nasty habit of micromanaging every second of their childrens' time rather than allowing them to supervise their own games, make their own rules, and solve their own disputes. I can recall playing pick-up baseball in the cow fields as a kid. We didn't have adults to select the teams or call balls and stikes. We came up with our own rules and solved our own problems. For example, if someone hit the ball too close to a cow to field cleanly, that was a ground rule double. If someone actually hit a cow with the ball on the fly, that was a home run.
Where the hell are these kids' parents?
Libertarian lunatic ping.
I like them rules! I think we should have cows in the field for major league games!
But then, what happens if you miss a catch because you slip on a pie? Something to think about!
:->
That logic would make contempt of court charges impossible. The perp could just call the judge a nasty name in court everytime they want another judge, and the judge can't charge him "because it would be personal". These idiotic girls are getting a badly needed wake up call to the real world. These "parents" obviously aren't taking their children's development very seriously.
To quote Nelson Muntz: "Ha ha!" Gals got what they deserved.
Lesson learned: Don't screw around with a judge. Not that difficult to learn.
"I blew a .02," she said -- the minimum needed for a violation under Michigan's zero-tolerance rule for minors. She said one officer offered her a break.
"He said, 'I'll give you another test later so that you can be under .02.' But our principal said no, 'It's school policy. We have to call your parents.' "
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Martone, 58, has devoted his career to battling under-age drinking... Other judges have praised and emulated his crusade, especially his dramatic school assemblies in which Martone holds actual court sessions, marching guilty adult defendants off in handcuffs to the gasps of students.
She'd written a letter, asking for leniency. She handed it to the judge. "It was sad," he recalled. "In it, she said she wants to be a criminal justice major. I told her, perhaps you might want to consider another line of work."
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He sentenced her to 30 days in the Oakland County Jail. She was marched off in handcuffs, to spend Christmas and New Year's Day behind bars.
Could have been worse, I suppose, but hardly an admission that his kid did WRONG herself. Instead, we have the "situational" excuse: she was, as it were, a victim of the company she kept. Unmentioned again was the fact that she CHOSE the company in question.
I think the cop was definitely wrong here.
The judge did what needed to be done. These kids violated a court order. THe violation wasn't an accident. It was the very definition of contempt. They thought they could get away with it and they got caught. Hopefully, they have been humbled by this experience. Bravo to the judge for doing the right thing!
Exactly. In my day, if you gave an older kid the finger or told them to go f themselves, you were dead meat, toast! Today, these little brats do that kind of thing with a cocky impunity. I say nail em and nail em hard.
This should make people be more careful what they say or do on the NET. It might come back to bite you in the ass.
Gee! I mean, this judge is all in there face actin like hes the boss or something.
(do I need to say "sic"?)
Seems like the mother is a big part of the problem. "MISTAKE", mistake about what? 12x12=143 is a mistake if you actually think the answer is 143. Doing something you know is wrong is NOT A MISTAKE.
The mother obviously does not believe in accepting responsibility for ones actions.
Yeah I suppose you're right. His explanation could have been worse and it also could have been better.
I'm so used to hearing: "She's a good kid and this judge is wrong!"
That was my first thought, too! Got a drinking problem? Moo U the Party U.!
I see your point. She was asking for it.
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