‘Did You Say ‘F**k Me?’ Judge Sentences Florida Teen To 30 Days In Jail For Cursing At Him

[AverageJoe90]

237. I watched the video. Not what I saw.

To be fair, it would have been better if she had better recognized the seriousness of the situation. But having watched the video a few times, it was clear that the actual disrespect on her part didn't start until after he raised her bond. And, frankly, if the judge didn't want her to leave the courtroom yet, he could have refrained from telling her "bye bye" as he did as 1:53 in the video. Now, being someone who used to watch a fair number of court shows(yes, I'll admit I used to like "Judge Judy" back in the day), I'd personally know that you are only supposed to leave when you are formally dismissed when the judge says, "This court is now adjourned", or something along those lines. She may not have known that, and regardless, that was an unfortunate mistake on her part.

But the judge still had no valid reason to double her bond before the cursing incident occurred, even if he may not have gone above the law. Had she done this just a few seconds earlier, that decision would have been more understandable.