A 19-year-old woman, still dressed for the gym in a T-shirt and sweatpants, is asked by a friend at the last minute to give her a ride to court. The woman then accompanies her friend into the courtroom and sits in the gallery to wait for her friend’s case to be called.
Unfortunately, the judge doesn’t think the slogan on the woman’s T-shirt – “I own the pussy, so I make the rules” – was funny and calls the woman to the bench to ask her if she thought the T-shirt was appropriate.
Apparently, the woman tells the judge that the T-shirt would have been inappropriate if she had been the defendant.
The judge thinks otherwise and holds the woman in contempt. She is handcuffed and immediately incarcerated. She was eventually released after an overnight stay.
You can read more of the story here – but I doubt that is the whole story.
You are the judge. What would you have done?
Attorney Robert Lombardo came from the creative world and then began practicing law in 1995. The diversity of his professional life (years of which were spent in Europe, Australia and Japan) gives him a unique perspective on the law. Currently Robert is focusing on entertainment law (which encompasses nearly all creative industries) and brings this firsthand experience and desire to make the law accessible to the The Whole 9 community.