Thanking Jesus in Court Lands Man in Jail

***Ynot Shane*** · 07-16-2006, 03:02 AM

Published: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:36:53 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) -- Junior Stowers raised his hands and exclaimed, "Thank you, Jesus!" in court last month when he was acquitted by a jury of abusing his son....
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***Ynot Shane*** · 07-16-2006, 04:24 AM

Stupid judge.

***Ace Mercury*** · 07-16-2006, 01:02 PM

Criminal court is supposed to be a more serious and solemn affair. I think in the age where (in America) you can televise court proceedings, this sort of thing is lost on the general public.

Lurch1982 · 07-16-2006, 04:19 PM

The judge was perfectly just in doing so, and it really has nothing to do with religion/state seperation either. Judges (generally) do not like their courtrooms to get out of hand, regardless of what people see on Judge Judy or whatever. Some guy screaming PRAISE JESUS after he brought both sides to the bench and requested that there be no outbursts. The charges were dropped because the defense attorney didn't pass that along, so it isn't even a big deal.

***Ynot Shane*** · 07-16-2006, 06:32 PM

The judge would have been in for a serious publicity nightmare if he didn't drop the charges.

Lurch1982 · 07-16-2006, 09:04 PM

Well, that and the charges wouldn't have stuck because he didn't have the warning passed to him. Regardless, courtrooms shouldn't be subject to outbursts, regardless of the content.

07-16-2006, 03:02 AM	#1
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07-16-2006, 04:24 AM	#2
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 131,666 Thanks: 43 Thanked 433 Times in 222 Posts Points: 294,566.59 Bank: 24,722,428.15 Total Points: 25,016,994.74 Donate $Epic Current Event story dude \\m// - The Hiphopopotamus$	Stupid judge. __________________ I can do anything that a 9-year-old and a monkey can do.

07-16-2006, 01:02 PM	#3
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07-16-2006, 06:32 PM	#5
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 131,666 Thanks: 43 Thanked 433 Times in 222 Posts Points: 294,566.59 Bank: 24,722,428.15 Total Points: 25,016,994.74 Donate $Epic Current Event story dude \\m// - The Hiphopopotamus$	The judge would have been in for a serious publicity nightmare if he didn't drop the charges. __________________ I can do anything that a 9-year-old and a monkey can do.

07-16-2006, 04:19 PM	#4
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,227 Thanks: 120 Thanked 220 Times in 131 Posts Points: 31,591.46 Bank: 241,904.79 Total Points: 273,496.25 Donate	The judge was perfectly just in doing so, and it really has nothing to do with religion/state seperation either. Judges (generally) do not like their courtrooms to get out of hand, regardless of what people see on Judge Judy or whatever. Some guy screaming PRAISE JESUS after he brought both sides to the bench and requested that there be no outbursts. The charges were dropped because the defense attorney didn't pass that along, so it isn't even a big deal.

07-16-2006, 09:04 PM	#6
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,227 Thanks: 120 Thanked 220 Times in 131 Posts Points: 31,591.46 Bank: 241,904.79 Total Points: 273,496.25 Donate	Well, that and the charges wouldn't have stuck because he didn't have the warning passed to him. Regardless, courtrooms shouldn't be subject to outbursts, regardless of the content.