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In reply to the discussion: Penelope Soto, my hero: Florida teen flipping the finger at abusive judge [View all]reorg
(3,317 posts)19. more likely withdrawal symptoms
which should have been something for the judge to have in mind, but this asshole obviously doesn't care.
So every girl that doesn't know the exact value of her jewelry is a moron?
Oops, and there I thought some of them might have this stuff because they like to wear it.
The judge could have easily explained why he needed to know the status of her "wealth". The other judge, BTW, didn't ask this question. Apparently it wasn't really important.
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Penelope Soto, my hero: Florida teen flipping the finger at abusive judge [View all]
reorg
Feb 2013
OP
Some of the old-bashers had better hope they live long enough to be called old. n/t
RebelOne
Feb 2013
#180
No, actually, it hadn't occured to me that she might be deliberately trying to hurt it
Xipe Totec
Feb 2013
#60
You seem to have a well developed ability to classify and reduce people to cartoonish stereotypes
Xipe Totec
Feb 2013
#296
She wasn't "taking a stand"....she doesnt seem smart enough to "take a stand"
blueamy66
Feb 2013
#111
I appreciate what you are saying, but I do not see a lawyer there to coach or assist her.
Sivafae
Feb 2013
#159
I'm not sure I can draw a conclusion either way based on the video. However...
Xipe Totec
Feb 2013
#216
No, she was flipping off a hateful asshole. People like him are an embarrassment to the court. nt
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#100
I don't like when people use positions of power to talk down to people and expect respect in return.
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#108
I'm not sure what some of these "the judge was a harsh prick" posters want or expect.
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#198
Nathan Hale is "I regret that I only have one life to give (or lose) for my country"
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2013
#35
Unrec. Sorry that your hatred of authority clouds your judgment of what a hero is.
FSogol
Feb 2013
#8
If I had an 18 who experimented with drugs and is caught by me or authorities...
vaberella
Feb 2013
#20
Confusing "courage" and "stupidity" may well be validating to your point of view,
LanternWaste
Feb 2013
#169
I don't doubt that Ms. Soto deserved a contempt sentence of some length
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2013
#38
A few days in the slammer probably helped her adjust her attitude a bit.
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#153
Has it occured to anyone here that maybe she doesn't know how much her jewlery is worth because
Sivafae
Feb 2013
#174
So your answer would be "Rick Ross" while giggling like a schoolgirl too??
thelordofhell
Feb 2013
#165
The difference in her behaviour between the first video above and the second
A HERETIC I AM
Feb 2013
#40
Exactly. The child had probably never learned their could be consequences for acting like that.
alphafemale
Feb 2013
#117
Because the first judge......in the part of the video that hardly anyone saw...appointed one
thelordofhell
Feb 2013
#191
Thanks for this. Of course the righteous DUers loved this girl going to jail....
Logical
Feb 2013
#46
1 or 2 days is a lesson, 30 days is a idiot judge! Shit, DUI drivers get no time! n-t
Logical
Feb 2013
#150
What's that old country song? "My Heroes Have Always Been Dumbasses"?
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#265
Yes, and ALL of us are 100% WRONG and you--YOU ALONE--are the paragon of reason.
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#212
I am shocked that someone who self-medicates with Xanax might behave as if she has social anxiety.nt
Ian David
Feb 2013
#86
That judge is an asshole... and I question any sentences handed down by such a crabby prick. nt
EastKYLiberal
Feb 2013
#99
I wouldn't call her a hero, but I'm glad to see she's got a second hearing! nt.
polly7
Feb 2013
#134
I was mortified about the responses here yesterday. It is getting harder and harder
Lionessa
Feb 2013
#138
You seem to fail to recognize that the judge was disrespectful initially, there's not a thing
Lionessa
Feb 2013
#164
I was surprised as well, happily, that the majority of DUers sided with the judge. nt
Skip Intro
Feb 2013
#145
Yes, she is quite the hero. I'm showing the video to my daughters and I'll tell them,
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#152
I must confess I only have the vaguest idea of who the Kardashians are.
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#197
"'Hero'? You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#171
You Really Need to Watch the Video a Few More Times - She's A Strung Out Addict - Not Hero.
dballance
Feb 2013
#178
Sorry, but anyone stupid enought to flip off a judge in the courtroom gets no sympathy from me.
GumboYaYa
Feb 2013
#202
What a poor choice of heroes. If you want a case of a really fucked up judge getting righteously
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#213
The judge is Cuban, her jail record lists her as white. The 'adios' comes off as rude and racist.
Matariki
Feb 2013
#240
You've shown yourself to be racist, ageist, and 'lookist' through this whole thread
Matariki
Feb 2013
#267
What I didn't bring up is "one of those" - what the hell kind of racist shit is that
Matariki
Feb 2013
#258
Yes, be very afraid, obey, conform, submit. After all, those are the principles this
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#253
Unfortunately in some cases, no matter how mad you are at a judge, no matter how insane
JDPriestly
Feb 2013
#279
Judge is a jerk with attitude who picks on girls. A waste of our tax dollars!!!
anneboleyn
Feb 2013
#282