Topic: National News
A Hawaiian man was held in contempt of court after exclaiming "Thank you, Jesus!" shortly following his acquittal of one charge of child abuse, which turned out to be a lie formed by his angry young son. Judge Patrick Border told him that his outburst was against his wishes to keep the court quiet and had him held in jail for six hours before bringing him back into the courtroom and releasing him.
"I don't think there's anything about saying 'Thank you, Jesus' that rises to the level of contemptuous behavior in this case," Deputy Public Defender Susan Arnett told The Honolulu Advertiser.
The judge had apparently called both attorneys up to the bench mere moments before announcing the verdict, causing Border to release defendant Junior Stowers because he did not give nearly enough time for his attorney to tell him to keep quiet after the announcement.
And people wonder why no one likes judges or attorneys. The former are just straight up dicks while the latter don't tell you important details like to keep your mouth shut.
