Woman gets three days in the slammer for wearing short shorts to court

[Danny White]

Pretty funny story. The end is the kicker!

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=33569

 

[Signals]

Her innocence act was pretty good.

 

[Hostile]

I was in court for an eviction one time and there was a lady who was dressed similar to that and she got found in contempt of court plus evicted.

I've seen people found in contempt for cell phones not turned off too. That happened when I was called for jury duty.

Do people honestly not get that it is a court of law?

I had to appear in Superior Court as a character witness for a friend. I wore a shirt and tie. I would never wear shorts. Not even khaki shorts. I wouldn't even wear a t-shirt. The most casual I would get is jeans and sneaker, but with a polo style shirt. No matter what the shirt would have a collar.

How stupid are you to be warned twice and not show up dressed right?

 

[theebs]

Pretty funny story. The end is the kicker!

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=33569

Quit being such an elitist. You know you have driven over tombstones many times. I mean I have. Everytime I go out for a drive through the local cemetary I hit lots of em.....I mean...there all over...

:laugh2:

 

[Signals]

Quit being such an elitist. You know you have driven over tombstones many times. I mean I have. Everytime I go out for a drive through the local cemetary I hit lots of em.....I mean...there all over...

:laugh2:

Not totally off topic, but one day I was driving down Jupiter Rd. in Garland, Texas. As a passed a cemetery, I glanced over and saw a tomb stone with my full birth name in it. Out of curiosity I parked my car to have a closer look. The man had died a mere 3 days before I was born. Yeah it spooked me... I was teenager.

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[DallasFanSince86]

Pretty funny story. The end is the kicker!

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=33569

That's the kind of person that gives us Kentuckians a bad name.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I was in court for an eviction one time and there was a lady who was dressed similar to that and she got found in contempt of court plus evicted.

I've seen people found in contempt for cell phones not turned off too. That happened when I was called for jury duty.

Do people honestly not get that it is a court of law?

I had to appear in Superior Court as a character witness for a friend. I wore a shirt and tie. I would never wear shorts. Not even khaki shorts. I wouldn't even wear a t-shirt. The most casual I would get is jeans and sneaker, but with a polo style shirt. No matter what the shirt would have a collar.

How stupid are you to be warned twice and not show up dressed right?

it may seem stupid that you could get convicted for something like this

but damn, some people need to show some respect, esp. in court, you're supposed to come reserved, not looking like a bum, or a hooker

 

[Doomsday]

I was in court for an eviction one time and there was a lady who was dressed similar to that and she got found in contempt of court plus evicted.

I've seen people found in contempt for cell phones not turned off too. That happened when I was called for jury duty.

Do people honestly not get that it is a court of law?

I had to appear in Superior Court as a character witness for a friend. I wore a shirt and tie. I would never wear shorts. Not even khaki shorts. I wouldn't even wear a t-shirt. The most casual I would get is jeans and sneaker, but with a polo style shirt. No matter what the shirt would have a collar.

How stupid are you to be warned twice and not show up dressed right?

Hello you were warned twice, how much common sense does it take to figure out that a tank top and shorts has no place in the court room. The sad thing is, after listening to her it is obvious it still hasnt sunk in.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

No matter what the shirt would have a collar

Why?

What does a collar do?

 

[Kevinicus]

it may seem stupid that you could get convicted for something like this

but damn, some people need to show some respect, esp. in court, you're supposed to come reserved, not looking like a bum, or a hooker

Its hard to have respect for people who care that much about the fact that someone wears shorts. It should not be an issue, and the courts are a joke, and lose all respect from me for making a fuss over something that doesn't matter. It's not the government's role to tell someone what they can and cannot wear. If they want someone to wear something specific, then they better buy it for them.

I hate asinine BS.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Its hard to have respect for people who care that much about the fact that someone wears shorts. It should not be an issue, and the courts are a joke, and lose all respect from me for making a fuss over something that doesn't matter. It's not the government's role to tell someone what they can and cannot wear. If they want someone to wear something specific, then they better buy it for them.

I hate asinine BS.

taking the time to dress appropriate shows that you are taking the situation seriously

which people usually should going to court

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

taking the time to dress appropriate shows that you are taking the situation seriously

which people usually should going to court

So a shirt w/o a collar isnt serious? Its wacky?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

So a shirt w/o a collar isnt serious? Its wacky?

if it's a nice shirt, not nice T-shirt

just look presentable, that's all I'm saying

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

if it's a nice shirt, not nice T-shirt

just look presentable, that's all I'm saying

I get it, dont show up w/ a shirt saying "F.B.I - Federal Balls Inspector"

I just dont get how a collar is considered nice just b/c. There are plenty ugly shirts w/ a collar, just like there are plenty of ugly suits...just watch the draft


But you have been to court more than most, so.....

 

[Kevinicus]

taking the time to dress appropriate shows that you are taking the situation seriously

which people usually should going to court

Why are shorts not appropriate? Says who? Some stuck up people? Shorts or pants have nothing to do with law, and which one is worn should NEVER be a consideration, let alone a mandate. Some people just don't care about clothes that much. Some people don't own really nice clothing. It's as stupid as a church expecting people to show up in a suit and tie. It's is meaningless crap and if anyone gets upset by it, they need something more meaningful in their lives because they obviously are lacking something.

 

[Hostile]

Why are shorts not appropriate? Says who? Some stuck up people? Shorts or pants have nothing to do with law, and which one is worn should NEVER be a consideration, let alone a mandate. Some people just don't care about clothes that much. Some people don't own really nice clothing. It's as stupid as a church expecting people to show up in a suit and tie. It's is meaningless crap and if anyone gets upset by it, they need something more meaningful in their lives because they obviously are lacking something.

Common sense = stuck up? Have you ever wondered why prisoners don't show up to court in their prison jumpsuits? Why they have ties and coats? There is a time and place for everything. Court is not the place for shorts, tank tops and t-shirts. Would you wear those things to a job interview at a nice office? If so, would you really expect to get the job? Well, a court of law is higher than that office.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I get it, dont show up w/ a shirt saying "F.B.I - Federal Balls Inspector"

I just dont get how a collar is considered nice just b/c. There are plenty ugly shirts w/ a collar, just like there are plenty of ugly suits...just watch the draft


But you have been to court more than most, so.....

and now you know

Why are shorts not appropriate? Says who? Some stuck up people? Shorts or pants have nothing to do with law, and which one is worn should NEVER be a consideration, let alone a mandate. Some people just don't care about clothes that much. Some people don't own really nice clothing. It's as stupid as a church expecting people to show up in a suit and tie. It's is meaningless crap and if anyone gets upset by it, they need something more meaningful in their lives because they obviously are lacking something.

all I know is I'm going to court pimped out

 

[Kevinicus]

Common sense = stuck up? Have you ever wondered why prisoners don't show up to court in their prison jumpsuits? Why they have ties and coats? There is a time and place for everything. Court is not the place for shorts, tank tops and t-shirts. Would you wear those things to a job interview at a nice office? If so, would you really expect to get the job? Well, a court of law is higher than that office.

It would depend on the job really. And a court of law has more authority, but I don't know if I'd say it is "higher." Plenty of courts have shown themselves to be pretty low. And at court, you're going to have a lot more of the "unsophisticated." You're not just dealing with people who went to college and graduated at 4.0. And the purpose of court is not to make good impressions. It is to determine fact, guilt and innocence. Manner of dress SHOULD NOT be a factor. The fact that the court makes it a factor is a disgrace, and disservice and makes the court deserving of NO respect.

As far as I'm concerned, if you're not incarcerated, or in the military, and as long as your privates are covered, the government at NO TIME has the right to tell you what you can, or cannot wear, whether they think it's "appropriate" or not.

 

[stealth]

I know this will shock some people, but I have been to court a few times in my life. Every freaking time I was shocked at the clothes people would wear. In my opinion, no matter what your role is, if you are in court you dress better than you would for a job interview. You catch a judges ire and you end up in jail, how hard is that to understand?

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I just dont value clothes the way some people do.

I dont read the gossip magazines, I dont care about red carpets, I just dont care.

I think it stupid everyone on ESPN wears suits and ties, and pocket handkerchiefs just to tell us Jessica Simpson is an idiot.

I wore what I was told was my nicest shirt to my first funeral a few months ago, but the guy was a biker and never wore a suit so really who cares.