Submitted by Mamacrass t3_z4u8p6 in nottheonion
ShadowDragon8685 t1_iy08gtu wrote
Reply to comment by randomFrenchDeadbeat in Pointing out spelling mistake leads to contempt conviction for Fiji lawyer by Mamacrass
The authoritarianism flows deep in this one.
This was a bullshit ruling that should be overturned. If a judge does something contemptuous, they should not be above mockery.
The correct response to being called out on a spelling mistake? "Mea culpa, I was tired and didn't spellcheck it. The correct spelling of 'Injunction' is as precedes."
randomFrenchDeadbeat t1_iy2opyk wrote
The correct action to signal a mistake when you are a lawyer is to send a private message through proper channels, not post it on facebook.
Doing the latter invites mockery. There is no other point in posting that in public, and yes, justice IS above mockery, wether you like it or not.
That could be an understandable mistake if the person publishing it was a regular one, but it was a lawyer.
BTW thats not the first time something like that happens in the US. Got this with a simple googling.
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/court/lautoka-lawyer-convicted-of-contempt-of-court/
ShadowDragon8685 t1_iy2pa27 wrote
Hrm, yes, let's see here... FBC News carries, according to them, "the latest news in Fiji."
That link in question notes,
> This is in relation to a committal proceeding filed against him by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
Prime Ministers... Yep, we sure do have a full stock o' them here in the United States of America, which, apparently, according to you, is Fiji.
In case the poster above deletes his post full'a ignorance, I'mma repost it in full:
> [–]randomFrenchDeadbeat [score hidden] 5 minutes ago
> The correct action to signal a mistake when you are a lawyer is to send a private message through proper channels, not post it on facebook.
> Doing the latter invites mockery. There is no other point in posting that in public, and yes, justice IS above mockery, wether you like it or not.
> That could be an understandable mistake if the person publishing it was a regular one, but it was a lawyer.
> BTW thats not the first time something like that happens in the US. Got this with a simple googling.
> https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/court/lautoka-lawyer-convicted-of-contempt-of-court/
randomFrenchDeadbeat t1_iy2pvgi wrote
Yeah, my bad.
It still happened, and for good reasons. You not liking the reason is a "you" problem.
ShadowDragon8685 t1_iy303vw wrote
No, it happened for shitty, authoritarian reasons. If your court cannot command respect without arresting dissenting voices and silencing mockery, it has no respect whatever, and is worthy of any and all contempt.
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