Mississippi judge jails attorney for not reciting pledge

[Tx4obama]

Source: Associated Press (via HuffPo)

TUPELO, Miss. — A Mississippi judge ordered an attorney to spend several hours in jail Wednesday after the attorney chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in court. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that Chancery Judge Talmadge Littlejohn told a court audience to rise and say the pledge. People in the courtroom said Danny Lampley of Oxford stood but did not say the words.

Records show Lampley was booked into the Lee County jail at 9:40 a.m. and released about 2:30 p.m. on the judge's orders.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20101006/us-odd-jailed-no-pledge/

[Dappleganger]

1. He was let out after 4 and a half hours.

http://nems360.com/view/full_story/9800304/article-Lawyer-out-of-jail-after-failing-to--pledge--allegiance?instance=home_news_right

[ncteechur]

2. Is it ever permissible to tell a judge to go f*$k him/herself?

just wondering cause this judge needs to be told just that.

[KansDem]

5. Reminds me of a joke...

After many of his motions were denied by the court the angered attorney spoke up, "Your Honor," he said, "what would you do if I called you an asshole?" The judge, now also angered, replied, "I would hold you in contempt of court and seek to have you suspended from practicing before this court again!" "What if I only thought it?" asked the attorney. "In that case, there is nothing I could do, you have the right to think whatever you want." "Oh, I see. Then, if it pleases the court, let the record reflect, that I 'think' you're an asshole."

[Historic NY]

10. ROTFLMAO.

[leftynyc]

17. I'm sending that joke

to every lawyer in my family - many of whom I'm sure have wanted to call a judge an asshole.

[KansDem]

3. "People in the courtroom said Danny Lampley of Oxford stood but did not say the words."

"People in the courtroom?" Wow, talk about turning in one of your neighbors when "God and country" are "threatened!"

I can see it now: (pointing fingers) oooo...oooo...your Honor! Your Honor! He didn't say the pledge. That man! That man there! He didn't say the pledge...!!!

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Nothing fascist about that!

Some people love the flag and some love the Bill of Rights.

There's no overlap between those groups.

[marias23]

7. What do you mean?

This is about a judge CLEARLY overstepping his powers apparently to make some political point.

[FiveGoodMen]

9. Agreed. He overstepped.

Because he loved the flag (or at least the conformity it represents) and did not love free speech.

[Better Today]

6. I look forward to the lawsuit against the court/judge.

[24601]

8. Time for this judge to say goodbye. If school kids can't be required

to say the pledge, what makes this judge think he can compel adults?

[SoapBox]

11. Wow...talk about an Activist Judge...what's next for this guy? The Supreme Court?

...guess this judgey guy thinks he's "all that".

[im1013]

12. It's Mississippi...

I live here. The school superintendent ordered every school in the county to put a bible
verse on the wall of every classroom in the school. (2 years ago). The high school marching
band director makes everyone in the band and the audience say a prayer before every performance, and every
email I've ever gotten from him has a bible verse in it.
The Giddeons come into the kids' classrooms to hand out bibles every year.

Yes... public school.


:banghead:

[reggie the dog]

15. the christians brought their bibles

i sold marijuana to fellow students and I am the criminal???

[Doremus]

13. .... wondering why this "patriotic" judge didn't have his eyes fixed on the flag

while he recited the pledge .... and not scanning the audience.

[rug]

14. Another shining moment in this scumbag's life.

http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/569/219/35325/

[saigon68]

16. Ah Talmadge Littlejohn-- Fascist Criminal

Nice job as DA for doing "justice"

looks like a white supremacist BOOT LICK to me

[Uncle Joe]

18. I hope the attorney sues the judge for violating his civil rights.

Thanks for the thread, Tx4obama.

[Sinistrous]

19. How about pursuing dismissal from the bench and/or disbarment?

Oh, I forgot, this was in Mississippi.