I agree why wasnt he forced to recuse himself? I think they got really strong grounds to appeal this decision.
Where the hell are these kids' parents?
Libertarian lunatic ping.
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 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!
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.
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.
Stupid children. This judge may have just saved them from some real heartache in the future. The parents' comments prove where the problem lies.
no this was contempt.
They were disobeying a direct order of the judge. They were showing contumacious conduct with regards to the court and the orders of the court.
It was not personal. It is a standard procedure. You violate probation, you get the full sentence you were eligible to have.
ANY judge would be forced to do the same.
What was that old saw about two wrongs not making a right? The kids are wrong, and the judge is wrong.
are you kidding? Except for the one, those parents' reactions make it crystal clear why the kids are screwing up. My parents would have been furious with the judge if he gave me LESS than a month in jail.
How can he prove the bottles in the pictures weren't filled with Coke? I have a video of Uma Thurman killing a bunch of people with a sword. Better prosecute her for murder.
These girls are out of control but so is this jackass judge. He feels he's been dissed and wants revenge
Judges do not recuse themselves for contempt of court situations, nor will another judge intervene.
If the pressed the issue, they may well have gotten six months from another judge.
Recuse himself? On what grounds? He witnessed the kids violating the terms of their sentencing. I don't think the ridicule had anything to do with it, and even if it did, that isn't reason to recuse, AFAIK.
Bad girls, Bad girls
Whatcha want, watcha want
Whatcha gonna do
When judge Martone come for you
Tell me
Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do
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Perhaps the real problem is the unrealistic attitudes about alcohol that are becoming dominant in our society.
One is not supposed to touch a drop of alcohol until one's 21st birthday. In Maryland, the legislature toyed with the idea of making it illegal for parents to permit the consumption of alcohol by their own children in their own home at any time prior to a child's 21st birthday.
Which raises the question: Why do we believe that a magical fairy touches a person on the head on his 21st birthday with the fully-developed ability to drink in an appropriate way?
Myself, I began "drinking" at age 4. That's right. Age 4. A sip of my dad's beer, a sip of wine. As we got older, a sip of scotch, or of a whiskey sour, or of some other cocktail. As we got even older, sips turned into our own glasses of wine at dinner, maybe a half ounce or an ounce. A little older, a little more in the glass.
By the time we were of "drinking age," we all knew how to drink appropriately. Four kids. No drunk driving arrests, no alcohol problems. Of the four of us, we have our fair share of life's problems. We aren't perfect by any stretch of the imagination. But none of us have problems with alcohol. We're all hard-working, taxpaying citizens who drink socially.
Why? Because our parents didn't trust that the "Alcohol Fairy" was going to wave a magic wand on our 18th birthdays (that was the legal age when we were young) and make us responsible drinkers. Our parents TAUGHT US how to drink responsibly, how to prepare for adulthood, from the time we were small children.
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