DanB wrote:What he did seems fairly stupid to me. His aid to victim groups notwithstanding, courtroooms and the justice system should be treated with seriousness and respect..... not some place to act out third-grade antics. I don't know much of anything about the defendent.... but intimidating or otherwise antagonizing defendents, witnesses, lawyers, etc in the middle of a murder trial is just plain idiotic.
Agreed. The criminal justice system in America is very, very far from perfect. However, making a scene in a courtroom does absolutely nothing to change things for the better.