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This is one of those instances where reading the story does not provide enough information. I've known plenty of people who could say "I'm bored" completely innocently, yet I've known others who would say it and be incredibly snide and patronizing. It's the tone of voice that matters here, and the story does not capture that.

"It's the tone of voice that matters here, and the story does not capture that."

And you were there to hear the guys tone of voice?
The judge should've admonished the juror to cool it without slapping the contempt charge, and gone on from there! How dare a simple juror express any displeasure or question the godlike workings of that or any court!

Yeah right.

Look, don't get me wrong. I'm used to taking all kinds of orders that are crap, I'm a husband! (Haha- just joking honey!) I'm all for decorum and respect for the law, but I've sat in the jury box before, when we had to wait and wait and WAIT for the defense to get it's CRAP together for questioning, all the while the judge was reading the newspaper! He had the paper placed on the floor of the judges box, so he could look down during the trial and read the sports section while looking down! After a little while of reading the paper, the judge would bend over, turn the pages and continue on with his reading! This was a murder trial and we in the jury were admonished not to read the paper, watch TV or listen to the radio during our personal hours or we WOULD be sequestered. Some judges think they are god almighty and they act like it! The judges need to be judged!