Lawyer Receives Jail Term....

[Earl]

... for calling an opposing lawyer a wanker!

Lawyer Gets 90 Days For Simulating Masturbation In Courtroom | The Morningstarr*

[A_B]

Reposa was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs, for obvious reasons

90 days seems a bit steep for something like that.

[Earl]

Judges don't like getting the piss taken out of them.

[timey]

It's contempt of court. That's taken very seriously and not to be recommended as they usually throw the book at you.

[t-v]

I know it's serious but it's still funny.

[timey]

I know it's serious but it's still funny.

It sure is. There is a polite way of saying "fuck off" in court. It goes something like "I refer you to the case of xxx v yyy", and the case concerned was one where the co-respondent just said "fuck off".

[t-v]