Judge jails a full court room for ringing mobile

[Bro Izzy]

A judge jailed everyone in an entire courtroom after no one admitted to being the owner of a ringing mobile.
Judge Robert Restaino was hearing domestic violence cases when a phone rang.
“Everyone is going to jail,” the judge said.
“Every single person is gong to jail in this courtroom unless I get that instrument now. If anybody believes I’m kidding, ask some of the folks that have been here for a while. You are all going.”
When no one came forward, the judge ordered the group into custody and they were taken by police to the city jail, where they were searched and packed into crowded cells. Fourteen people who could not post bail were shackled and bused to the Niagara County Jail, a 30-minute drive away.
He released them later in the afternoon, after being told reporters were interested in the story.
He has now been removed from the bench.

[Talitha]

Re: Judge jails a full court room for ringing mobile

I'm not sure what to make of that story.
Was the Judge a God Fearing Man and was it Biblical reasoning behind his decision to Jail those people? I think NOT!

Genesis 3:9 Tells us: And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 24:57
And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

Genesis 27:1
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

[Old Iron Crotch]

Re: Judge jails a full court room for ringing mobile

I'm not sure what to make of that story.
Was the Judge a God Fearing Man and was it Biblical reasoning behind his decision to Jail those people? I think NOT!

Genesis 3:9 Tells us: And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 21:17
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 24:57
And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.

Genesis 27:1
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

Sounds to me like he was just a jerk. He could just as easily had a bailiff search pockets and handbags for cell phones, check them for recent incoming calls, and check the ringer settings.

[Bro Izzy]

Re: Judge jails a full court room for ringing mobile

Job 31:11
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

Mobile phones ringing can be a bit annoying