Originally Posted by JB3

My conclusion that he is an idiot is the same conclusion that people that show up in a wife beater and swim trunks are also idiots when they appear in court without respect for the rules of decorum, not the laughing of the spectators in this particular video, though obviously the laughing was exactly why he was punished as he was, for turning a serious court matter into a mockery. Id say his punishment was a bit severe for that, but then again, the object lesson should prevent similar mockeries in the future. "remember when XXXX slapped his lawyers a$$? dont do that, remember what happened to him"

You go into court, you dress appropriately and act appropriately, and sports culture butt slaps have no place there, especially in front of the judge, and especially for the reason he is there in the first place. The reactions of the crowd in the video have nothing to do with my opinion.

I would have hesitated to even touch my lawyer on the shoulder, let alone slap his a$$ were I there under similar circumstances. I would want to do nothing that put me in ill favor with the judge, especially a female judge, and especially for a battery charge.