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limpyhobbler

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11. Yeah because it went viral on the internet and everyone could see what a jerk the judge was.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 11:30 PM

Feb 2013

Sad thing is typical to give people harsher sentences simply for "disrespecting authority", even though the authority is actually a joke that should be laughed at.

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Penelope Soto, Fla. teen who flipped off judge, apologizes and avoids 30-day sentence [View all] steve2470 Feb 2013 OP

I figured she was stoned and/or drunk. Archae Feb 2013 #1

The way she kept touching herself and running her Lucky Luciano Feb 2013 #2

Xanax and alcohol... Archae Feb 2013 #4

I do not condone her flipping off the judge bluestateguy Feb 2013 #3

I dont agree with what she did, However XRubicon Feb 2013 #5

I've Watched the Video Multiple Times - Soto was the Only Disrespectful Person dballance Feb 2013 #8

feel free to elaborate reorg Feb 2013 #16

yes the poor drug addled twit got yelled at dsc Feb 2013 #20

and she told him off alright reorg Feb 2013 #21

she was in contempt of court dsc Feb 2013 #22

actually, that's okay reorg Feb 2013 #23

the fact is if she had been ugly dsc Feb 2013 #25

I doubt that reorg Feb 2013 #27

Contempt of court is rarely "justified" Bake Feb 2013 #31

Oh, Please. I'm Happy to Elaborate reorg. dballance Feb 2013 #26

so why are you dodging my only question reorg Feb 2013 #29

You Just Can't Let it Go. Even When You're So Wrong dballance Feb 2013 #32

She wasn't treated disrespectfully, as far as I know. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #9

Flipping off a judge, Really! Politicalboi Feb 2013 #6

I guess she learned her lesson. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #7

That's all very well reorg Feb 2013 #10

Somebody needs to free her hair. blueamy66 Feb 2013 #28

Yeah because it went viral on the internet and everyone could see what a jerk the judge was. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #11

What? oberliner Feb 2013 #12

Not really. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #15

OK oberliner Feb 2013 #18

.. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #19

Well that was easy oberliner Feb 2013 #13

Sometimes an apology goes a long way... one_voice Feb 2013 #14

She did look and sound pretty loopy R B Garr Feb 2013 #17

good for her, and it looks like the judge taught her a vaulable lesson quinnox Feb 2013 #24

A great way for it to play out. n/t gulliver Feb 2013 #30