Judge loses it on cam, jails man for sitting too slow

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Keene, New Hampshire District Court Judge Edward Burke decides to start yelling within a minute of entering his courtroom. What sets him off? A man STANDING while he enters....then taking six seconds to follow a sit-down order. Ian Freeman - a civil disobedience activist on trial over minor code violations - received 30 days jail for this infraction alone. The video was shot 11/14/08 by the pool photog from http://candid-world.com and first uploaded by me 11/15/08.

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[Scourgeandmephiles93]

@ChristophProbst He was never asking for trouble!

I think everybody with common sense could hear that he was being passive in his voice while the judge kept on going: "Have a MOTHERFUCKIN' SEAT!!!". He represents what anybody else would've done in the same case. He doesn't necessarily know all the steps he has to follow in court. What he does know by instinct, like everybody else, is that when his name is called by the judge he reacts without hesitation. Judge abuses respect.

[BrianDaleBarnett]

In a democracy no one should have that much power. I got arrest for asking a judge if i get sick would i be arrested. After that the huge bailiff kept getting in my face and pushing me out the door while i repeating stated, calmly, to him to stop harassing me. PEOPLE IF YOU JUST BELIEVE WHAT WE ARE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL YOUR IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE WHEN IT COMES TO JUSTICE! These alpha chimps are out of control.

[survivalrod]

Notice he didn't say "take him into custody" until AFTER he sat down. The judge was making a command to gain jurisdiction. He couldn't issue the "take him into custody" until after he had jurisdiction. Had he remained standing, things might have gone differently.

[brama1969]

The judge is a control freak cunt. I hope somebody's kicked his ass by now.

[TheRushingWind]

Did he try exercising his right to habeas corpus

[VVD]

have a seatHAVE A SEAT!

[adamla70]

An abuse of power. We need to stop allowing this kind of activity from our government.

[OriginalChev]

Corrupt Goverment

[AmHiProductions]

entitlement behavior does not go over well in courtroom. this is a good example. this man is apparently a "disobedience activist". disobedience got him 90 days lol

[Delta9cbdcbd]

The Judge need's to be Judged himself shit guy is nuts.

[hurtmeloveme]

What a control freak..