Posted on 02/28/2017 2:51:38 PM PST by COBOL2Java
An Alachua County circuit judge sent a man to jail for five months and 29 days for using Facebook Live in his courtroom without permission.
Jonathan Clyde Davis, 24, of Gainesville, was sentenced straight-away — without a trial, just a direct ruling by the judge — after he was questioned in the courtroom in the middle of an attempted murder trial and was found in contempt.
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Seems a bit harsh...............
Even more so than avoiding interactions with LEOs, it’s a good idea to stay out of Courtrooms.
I’m walking into court.
Now I’m sitting down.
Now the judge came in.
Now she told everyone to turn off their cell phones.
Now she’s asking me why I’m still posting.
Now she’s getting angry with me for ignoring her.
Now she’s sentencing me to six months.
Now I’m being taken away in handcuffs.
Now I’m being taken to my cell.
Now I’m meeting my new cellmate.
Now he’s putting his arm around me.
Now I’m being raped.
At least Facebook doesn't want you to bend a knee and declare yourself a "follower" of someone, like a dog or a slave.
In a Court, the Judge has direct knowledge of your actions and can go directly to the punishment phase for contempt.
Yup.
You think inner city yutes don't like bein' dissed? Try dissin' a judge!
"No man's life, liberty or property are safe as long as court is in session", with a hat-tip to Will Rogers...
Tough luck. Now, if he’d raped a five-year-old boy he’d probably have gotten a suspended sentence.
think of all the “hits” you have on FB and youtube— all live streaming including your jail rape.... way to make a great living like all the spam ads for gooooooooogle.
Especially in commie gainesville, where the commie Gainesville 8 are running the county and municipal government. Berkeley in FL.
My Daddy’s advice to me was there were only two types of people one never ventured to argue with, a police officer and a judge. Let’s just say he had reason and experience to know, and that counsel has stood me in very good stead.
...contempt ping....
Six months seems a bit harsh, but not a contempt of court ruling. When I reported for jury duty a couple of months ago, the judge required everyone in the courtroom except the policeman and the court staff to surrender their cellphones, tablets, etc. to the bailiff. (We had been instructed in writing before that day not to bring such devices to the courtroom.) The judge said that anyone who was found using their phone, etc. or who had a phone that beeped or rang would have their device seized and would spend three nights in jail.
A few policy questions: If the trial is open to the public, why should judges be allowed to do this? Does live stream recording disrupt trials?
It is. With a lawyer, he will request and get a major reduction in his sentence for contempt, either from the trial judge or from an appellate court.
A judge can punish contempt of court that takes before him in a summary fashion and impose a sentence of up to six months.
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