All Episodes Talk: All Rise

[Jamoche]

I got a pair of pyromaniacs - first the one who was cooking french fries and swears she turned off the stove when she stormed out after a fight with her BF and has no clue why the kitchen burned down or why she should be responsible. Plaintiff is her landlord but there are complications I couldn't follow - plaintiff was on the hook to pay for the kitchen damage to someone else - the actual property owner? in which case I have no clue how plaintiff and defendant are connected because I thought plaintiff was called the landlord originally - who may or may not have got the money already.

Second: Defendant decided to burn down his grass lawn so it'll grow back "greener", and ended up burning his neighbor's trees. And his own trees. First exchange:

JJ: "You've been neighbors for years."

Defendant argues that they haven't: "I been there 11, she been there 5 or 6."

JJ: "That's years."

He thinks it's totally reasonable to burn his lawn so he won't have to look at scraggly overgrowth, but can't understand that plaintiff doesn't want to look at scraggly burnt trees. They're gonna grow back, right? He's not going to pay for trees that ain't dead! I'm surprised the trees aren't dead, actually - one of them is 99% brown.

And then his explanation of why he's counter-suing for "harassment" has to be seen to be believed. She planted trees! On the border of their property! And he won't stop talking, so he gets JJ miming "listening ears" at him - it's sushi day, she doesn't have time for this.

[Brattinella]

37 minutes ago, Jamoche said:

He thinks it's totally reasonable to burn his lawn so he won't have to look at scraggly overgrowth, but can't understand that plaintiff doesn't want to look at scraggly burnt trees. They're gonna grow back, right? He's not going to pay for trees that ain't dead! I'm surprised the trees aren't dead, actually - one of them is 99% brown.

This right here gets me absolutely enraged.  How selfish can you be? Did the burned out neighbor respond with violence?  I'm glad I didn't see this one today.

[AngelaHunter]

7 hours ago, AZChristian said:

And are any of these people your "godsister" or "godbrother" or "godniece" or "godnephew"?  

I also never heard of "street uncles" either until this show.

Sorry to backtrack, but I just watched wide-eyed, vile, lying old bag suing the handyman. I was waiting for JJ to ask her how old her daughter is, because I'm pretty sure she's older than thirteen. Must be a 40-year old virgin (maybe was trying to lose it), and even then, what grown woman runs to her mommy to tell her that the bad man showed her his chest? She was "uncomfortable", which in this era of the PC fanatics and SJWs, excuses every and all type of really bad behavior. Such a bald-faced liar, that bug-eyed harridan. Does your daughter have a scar? "No." Did your daughter have  surgery? "No." (after some haranguing she admits daughter did have surgery on her knee.) "But she doesn't have a scar."

I need a new vanity in my powder room. For 100$, I'll gladly hire him and stifle my discomfort, shock or horror if he reveals any skin.

[Jamoche]

2 hours ago, Brattinella said:

This right here gets me absolutely enraged.  How selfish can you be? Did the burned out neighbor respond with violence?  I'm glad I didn't see this one today.

The neighbor is a small quiet woman and he's rather large - not that you should underestimate small quiet women :) This was another one where we didn't hear much from the plaintiff as JJ just kept handing him more rope - about the only thing she was asked was to clarify whether the trees were on her side of the property or on the line.

[Jamoche]

4 hours ago, Brooklynista said:

I think I need to save this Mr. Double Hennesy case for a while. I need to playback the cellphone video of him shirtless a few times before I'm ready to pass judgement. I think I might pour myself a shot right now and rewatch. I can't say I wouldn't be guilty of following him from room to room myself while he was looking like a tall drink of water. 

He was a very nice change of pace from the teeth less, badly dressed, broken language yokels we normally see on JJ.

And he didn't record in portrait mode! *swoon* :)

[AngelaHunter]

6 hours ago, CoolWhipLite said:

I should have been doing work, but the 'witness is dead' and the 'drunk casino fight' cases captured my attention. I know this is so wrong, but I laughed when Ms. Rodgers started crying just as she said she bought Mr. Tall Collar Dobbs a Hennessey.

This certainly gives me something to look forward to tomorrow.

[Jade Foxx]

8 hours ago, AuntiePam said:

I'm reading "Ghettoside" by Jill Leovy -- nonfiction, about the murders of young black men in LA and the detectives who work those cases.  Leovy writes about the close relationships in the black neighborhoods, relationships through blood and marriage and also kids sharing mothers and fathers (baby momma and baby daddy) , and one relationship I'd never heard before is "play sister" and "play cousin", etc.  It's like saying "friend" isn't enough -- the relationships are closer than that.  Interesting. 

 

Ah, yes. Play cousin and play aunties are a mainstay in my community. ?

In the drunk casino case, I was mesmerized because I'd never seen a man take a ho bath before!

[Guest]

On 11/10/2016 at 6:16 PM, SRTouch said:

 

Whoa, granny and the con. Granny just can't seem to tell the truth about anything, and has so many lies and stories floating around she can't remember what she just said.

 

I was in a haze of a lot of red wine when I watched this last night, but I kept hearing this woman say, "Texas." He sent me "Texas." I think she said it 15 times in the hallterview. And I was all, "Old lady, I"m drunk ... it's pronounced, "texts." 

[Ilovecomputers]

17 hours ago, Quof said:

You also misspelled "refund". It's a tax return.

Thank you. This is a pet peeve of mine. 

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And he didn't record in portrait mode! *swoon* :)

My husband and I were puzzled by the fact that both litigants recorded the argument. Who does that and (in his case) with such skill?

Edited November 12, 2016 by Ilovecomputers

[Jamoche]

5 hours ago, Ilovecomputers said:

Thank you. This is a pet peeve of mine. 

My husband and I were puzzled by the fact that both litigants recorded the argument. Who does that and (in his case) with such skill?

She does because she wants to get him in trouble. He does because he knows that.

[AZChristian]

Maybe they figured they might get on JJ, so they set it up. But she's gotten pretty good at sniffing out fraudulent cases.

[Mondrianyone]

On 11/10/2016 at 9:23 PM, CoolWhipLite said:

My theory: she didn't like what was brewing between him and her daughter. Comparing scars, especially with someone of the opposite sex? You're either in elementary school or you're getting "friendly." I don't know about you, but I don't play 'look at mine' with the man who reads the water meter or the electrician. So I think the plaintiff wanted him GONE because she didn't want Mr. Bad Rep around her grown special snowflake. Pissed off and controlling, the plaintiff went on overdrive to teach the defendant and her daughter a lesson -- in her own special way. She set him up to fail in a few ways, devised her accusations, and then spread the word to further sully his reputation, believing that it would drive him away from wanting to be near her daughter, and it would exercise her power over her daughter. I may be way off, but I sensed something from the plaintiff's crazy eyes and 'who, me?' mannerisms. 

And if she said texes one more time.....

My first thought was also that it was about the daughter.  But then I just kept feeling that it was way too crazy and way too "I will destroy you utterly" to be about someone else, even her own spawn.  I did think that the possibility existed that she was driven to such excess because he was connecting with the daughter and not with her.  Who knows?  She just kept escalating things in such bizarre ways.  In her sworn statement to JJ, she said that she'd approached him after seeing the work he did for the neighbor, but then in the application for the restraining order, she said he'd approached her.  And if she felt uncomfortable having him around her daughter, why hire him for another task?  Plus, there was also that open container of alcohol that magically appeared in his hand that she never mentioned anywhere else but conjured up for the restraining order.  I don't claim to know what was in her head.  I feel better off not knowing what was in her head.  Could be anything.  But it did feel like there was some definite bunny-boiling potential behind those loony eyes.

And yup--all her exes send her texes.

[basiltherat]

All her exes send her restraining orders!

[AngelaHunter]

Hey, what about the Oddest Odd Couple ever - Chase and William "Tyler?"  Yeah, I'd invite Chase to live in my house. But really, those two bunking together would make a great sitcom, well, except for the knife part I guess.

Dead Reggie had "explicited" porno pics on his phone? Of course. Ms. Robinson (that hairdo made my scalp hurt) or her daughter swiped the tablet and the watch, which was bought off the street from some woman hawking hot items. It's just hard to believe Ms. R was so stupid she wore the watch when she went to give plaintiff her porno pics.

Ms. "Hennesey Always Makes Me Cry" sent sexual messages to her drunken beau? These are all people you'd think are old enough to know better, but they don't.  Listening to Ms. Hennesey had ME searching for a knife like Chase's so I could cut my own throat. I wonder how many times she rehearsed her tale of woe. I can't believe JJ had the patience to listen to all that crap. Her boyfriend is drunk, assaults her by throwing her around, against the wall etc. calls her a bitch, so why didn't she leave? Love. She loves him so, so much. It's a beautiful thing.

[califred]

The young kid and old man were an interesting case.  I think old dude was off his rocker.

[SRTouch]

On 11/12/2016 at 3:46 PM, AngelaHunter said:

Hey, what about the Oddest Odd Couple ever - Chase and William "Tyler?"  Yeah, I'd invite Chase to live in my house. But really, those two bunking together would make a great sitcom, well, except for the knife part I guess.

Case left me wondering about the knife. Sounded to me like the kid had a pocket knife when arrested for "elderly abuse." Cops found the knife when they frisked, vouchered it when he was arrested, then kept it when they released him. Every jurisdiction seems to have their own laws about which knives are allowed in public, either concealed or carried openly. My guess is his knife was legal, just not worth the hassle of reclaiming. Surprisingly, California (and a lot of her rent cases come from California) has some fairly liberal knife laws as far as folding knives are concerned.

Personally I pretty much always carried a pocket knife growing up, in the Army, and up until I stopped working. IIRC Cub Scouts are allowed to start carrying a Boy Scout Knife once they pass safety classes and earn a merit badge, but have to be 8 or 9. After getting the badge, their right to carry their knife can be revoked if caught doing something unsafe, and they have to retake the safety class. Anyway, by the time I was in fourth grade about half the boys I knew had pocket knives, and almost everyone had them in junior high and high school... and I mean in their pockets at school... and nobody was stabbed.

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The young kid and old man were an interesting case.  I think old dude was off his rocker.

Yeah, old dude may have been a little out there. OTOH I've seen more than a few people who nickel and dime their friends until said friend blows up. I can see the youngster asking if he can make a sandwich, old guy says sure, and after a few times kid is eating without asking. Old guy goes in to make lunch and WTH all the bread and lunch meat are gone, and dirty dishes in the sink. Same with giving rides. What started out as an occasional favor of giving a ride turns into somehow the kid has his own chauffeur. Dude may have overreacted, but I can see his frustration if the kid was taking advantage, as it sounds like he was.

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[ElleMo]

11 minutes ago, SRTouch said:

Personally I pretty much always carried a pocket knife growing up, in the Army, and up until I stopped working. 

 

I carried a mini Swiss Army knife on my keychain from college age until 9-11.  The knife, tweezers and scissors came in handy and I miss carrying it because there have been a lot of times in the past 15 years where I could have used it.  But after 9-11 so many places began using metal detectors and searching people that I stopped.  Hubby didn't and his was confiscated at Six Flags.  He was supposed to pick it up when we came back out but we forgot. 

[Brattinella]

5 minutes ago, ElleMo said:

I carried a mini Swiss Army knife on my keychain from college age until 9-11.  The knife, tweezers and scissors came in handy and I miss carrying it because there have been a lot of times in the past 15 years where I could have used it.  But after 9-11 so many places began using metal detectors and searching people that I stopped.  Hubby didn't and his was confiscated at Six Flags.  He was supposed to pick it up when we came back out but we forgot. 

I still carry one.  Then again, I never frequent places that have metal detectors.  Those teeny scissors do come in handy!

[Silver Raven]

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Personally I pretty much always carried a pocket knife growing up, in the Army, and up until I stopped working. IIRC Cub Scouts are allowed to start carrying a Boy Scout Knife once they pass safety classes and earn a merit badge, but have to be 8 or 9. After getting the badge, their right to carry their knife can be revoked if caught doing something unsafe, and they have to retake the safety class. Anyway, by the time I was in fourth grade about half the boys I knew had pocket knives, and almost everyone had them in junior high and high school... and I mean in their pockets at school... and nobody was stabbed.

 

I stopped carrying mine after my favorite Swiss Army knife was confiscated and they wouldn't give it back to me after going to a concert.

[NYCFree]

I have a Swiss Army "card" and I carry it in my wallet.  It is the size and shape of a really thick credit card.  It has a tiny blade, scissors, tweezers, a pen and screwdriver (flathead). I love it as we travel a lot (I actually became a travel agent this year) and it's never flagged. 

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

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And are any of these people your "godsister" or "godbrother" or "godniece" or "godnephew"?  This is a family(?) relationship I'd never heard of until I started watching court shows.

I have a number of "godchildren" living in Alabama (how did you know? LOL). They are the children and grandchildren of my best friend. Both of us come from super dysfunctional families so we are like fake sisters at this point. And I am also "auntie" (pronounced "On-tee") to some of my SIL's adopted sisters (which are technically his second cousins). It's just easier to be Ont HelloPatti than Miss HelloPatti or "Hey You". I do have a fake niece in New Mexico too who is the child of another very good friend. 

Count me into the mini Swiss Knife Club. I had one years ago on my key chain. Wish I had it now. 

[Brattinella]

What kind of BULLSHIT judgment was THAT, Judy??  That girl has no children!  Why should she be responsible for her "friend" having a BOOSTER SEAT instead of a car-seat for her baby?  That is so messed up.  *Error Buzzer*

[Zahdii]

Anyone catch today's show?  I missed most of the last case, and I'd like to know what I missed.  A woman had her friend and her friend's baby in her car and got a ticket because the baby was in the wrong kind of car seat?  Wouldn't the mother of the baby be in charge of that stuff?  Who provided the seat?  It seems like the kind of thing the baby's mother would provide.

I haven't had to put a kid in a car seat for close to 20 years now.  How am I supposed to know if someone is using the right kind of seat, if I were to offer them a ride?

Edited November 14, 2016 by Zahdii
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[SRTouch]

Just finished watching the dental assistant suing the tatted up dude. Good golly, what possessed this girl to hook up with this dude? And if I heard right she was loaning him money a month after they met? Anyway, JJ was sure patient with girly while she searched through her phone for her "proof." Guess JJ just didn't like the guy, and was giving the plaintiff every chance to win. Mouthy dude just couldn't shut up. Did he really say he was looking at nude pictures of plaintiff while she was looking for texts? Best part is at the end when he backtalks, she turns and asks Byrd what he just said, then it's case over, his countersuit is dismissed.

[Quof]

Today's episodes got pre-empted - thanks, Obama - but reading the comments about the car seat case: it is the driver's responsibility to see that children are properly restrained, even if the parents are in the car. The driver can be fined and, yes, sued if the child is injured.   Don't want the responsibility? Don't allow children in your car. That's what I do!

[momtoall]

3 minutes ago, SRTouch said:

Good golly, what possessed this girl to hook up with this dude? And if I heard right she was loaning him money a month after they met? 

I continue to be amazed by women who "loan/give" money to virtual strangers because they have a pen!s.  I was never that desperate.

[SRTouch]

Just now, Quof said:

Today's episodes got pre-empted - thanks, Obama - but reading the comments about the car seat case: it is the driver's responsibility to see that children are properly restrained, even if the parents are in the car. The driver can be fined and, yes, sued if the child is injured.   Don't want the responsibility? Don't allow children in your car. That's what I do!

Yeah, this jibes with what I think. Just like with a seat belt, if someone isn't wearing a seat belt when the cops stops you, the driver is the one ticketed even if the driver us belted in. This is one of those times where legally one person is on the hook, when morally someone else should step up and pay the fine.

Course plaintiff really didn't help herself with her faulty statement for filing. Sounded like she tried to get defendant to pay her moving violation by leaving that out when filing the case, and a big portion of what she's asking is the late fees because she didn't pay the ticket on time. JJ can't even split the fine because plaintiff didn't bring anything showing how much of the fine was for the moving violation and how much was wrong car seat. Then all the "yehs" and "mm mms" as JJ asked her questions, nope, that is just going to make JJ look for ways to rule against her.

[SandyToes]

25 minutes ago, SRTouch said:

Best part is at the end when he backtalks, she turns and asks Byrd what he just said, then it's case over, his countersuit is dismissed

And JJ gave her the full $5000 (was that what the suit was for?)  And THEN, was it Byrd, who muttered, "Way to go, man" to the icky defendant?!

Don't think it was "Way to go" but it was along those lines.  Sure sounded like Byrd! That guy was beyond odious!

[Cobalt Stargazer]

3 hours ago, Zahdii said:

I haven't had to put a kid in a car seat for close to 20 years now.  How am I supposed to know if someone is using the right kind of seat, if I were to offer them a ride?

I'm confused about that as well, since I would think that one car seat is much like another. I don't have kids, but is there a kind of car seat you're not supposed to use....in the car? Weird.

Edited November 15, 2016 by Cobalt Stargazer

[Quof]

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Just like with a seat belt, if someone isn't wearing a seat belt when the cops stops you, the driver is the one ticketed even if the driver us belted in.

To be clear, the driver is only responsible for minors, even if the parent is present.  Adult passengers who don't wear seatbelts get the ticket, not the driver. 

[Albino]

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

What kind of BULLSHIT judgment was THAT, Judy??  That girl has no children!  Why should she be responsible for her "friend" having a BOOSTER SEAT instead of a car-seat for her baby?  That is so messed up.  *Error Buzzer*

It is, but driver had crappy evidence.  It was all on one ticket and JJ had neither the information nor the patience to unravel it.  

A high chair in a car?  Yeah, makes sense. 

[AZChristian]

The Louisiana state law specifies what type of car seat is required for each age of child.  The driver is liable for the safety of all passengers.  By the same token - a driver can be arrested if anyone in the car has hidden illegal drugs in the car . . . even if they were hidden earlier and no one but the driver is in the car.  "Those are not my drugs" is not a defense.  "This is not my child" is also not a defense.  

[Brattinella]

Well, that is just wrong.

[AuntiePam]

1 hour ago, SandyToes said:

And JJ gave her the full $5000 (was that what the suit was for?) 

Plaintiff took out a loan for $8500 so defendant could buy a Harley and "flip it", re-sell it at a profit.  He had paid back some of the money -- $2800? -- so JJ gave her the $5K.

Had to chuckle at defendant's girlfriend's comment that defendant was "resourceful" and didn't need to borrow any money.  Speaking of defendant's girlfriend -- she was just about the most innocent looking girl I've ever seen on JJ.  She was right out of Little House on the Prairie.  Pretty hair.  But no conscience or character.

Loved that plaintiff's witness had seen defendant making payments to the plaintiff.

[SRTouch]

30 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

Well, that is just wrong.

I don't think you're wrong. The parents SHOULD be responsible, but I think legally the driver is. I agree with the others who said that they would not know the difference between a "legal" car seat and an illegal one. If I gave someone with a two year a ride, I would make sure the kid was in a car seat, but would have to trust the parent to make sure the seat is age/size appropriate. Same thing with whether the car seat is properly installed, which I've heard is also a concern. I've never installed one, and off the top of my head never had one in my car.

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[AZChristian]

Any fire station in the country will properly install a car seat if you provide the seat.

[SRTouch]

12 minutes ago, AZChristian said:

Any fire station in the country will properly install a car seat if you provide the seat.

Not doubt, my point was if I were giving a friend and her small child a ride, I'd trust Mommy to safeguard the child.

[AZChristian]

22 minutes ago, SRTouch said:

Not doubt, my point was if I were giving a friend and her small child a ride, I'd trust Mommy to safeguard the child.

Watching JJ, I have become convinced that a lot of Mommies don't have the first idea of how to safeguard their children.  

[Guest]

3 hours ago, SRTouch said:

Just finished watching the dental assistant suing the tatted up dude. Good golly, what possessed this girl to hook up with this dude?

My thought exactly! 

Maybe she likes to date men with tattooed-on beards and melanomas? (No, really, WTF was that black blotch on his face? Tat or melanoma? The world may never know.) Not sure the cobwebs scrawled into his receding hairline were great ideas either. Then again, neither was that gigantic Stop Making Sense sport coat he had on either -- the one that mysteriously disappeared by the time he got to his hallterview. God, what an asshole.

That whole case made me want to take a Silkwood shower.

In the case of the Kiddie Kar Seat Kaper, I'm with the rest of ya. Totally wrong. I get that JJ couldn't determine just how much was due for that fine vs. the driving too slow in the power lane (was there no one else behind her honking and flashing their high beams?), but still. A courtesy $50 would have been nice. 

[Silver Raven]

3 hours ago, SRTouch said:

Just finished watching the dental assistant suing the tatted up dude. Good golly, what possessed this girl to hook up with this dude? And if I heard right she was loaning him money a month after they met? Anyway, JJ was sure patient with girly while she searched through her phone for her "proof." Guess JJ just didn't like the guy, and was giving the plaintiff every chance to win. Mouthy dude just couldn't shut up. Did he really say he was looking at nude pictures of plaintiff while she was looking for texts? Best part is at the end when he backtalks, she turns and asks Byrd what he just said, then it's case over, his countersuit is dismissed.

I thought they were just roommates?  Didn't she have another boyfriend?  And they had been roommates for three years, not some stranger.

[AZChristian]

She said they were neighbors.  He kept trying to imply she had sent him a lot of naked pictures of herself.  He was such a scumbag that - to quote Judge Marilyn on People's Court - I wouldn't believe him if his tongue came notarized.

[Jamoche]

4 hours ago, SRTouch said:

Did he really say he was looking at nude pictures of plaintiff while she was looking for texts? 

He said something about her taking so long to scroll on her phone because of all the nude pictures, then he was scrolling through his phone. His screen was visible, at an angle, and it looked like there were photos on it which he was chuckling at.

[Brattinella]

UGH @ tattoo-face!  Disgusting in every way.

[Jade Foxx]

3 hours ago, AuntiePam said:

Speaking of defendant's girlfriend -- she was just about the most innocent looking girl I've ever seen on JJ.  She was right out of Little House on the Prairie.  Pretty hair.  But no conscience or character.

AND she was a medical assistant. ?

[ElleMo]

5 hours ago, Albino said:

It is, but driver had crappy evidence.  It was all on one ticket and JJ had neither the information nor the patience to unravel it.  

A high chair in a car?  Yeah, makes sense. 

It was probably a space saver high chair, these are seats you put on top of a chair. Very handy for when you are traveling or going to a restaurant. If you go to the link and scroll down you'll see a photo of one.  http://parent.guide/high-chairs/

I can believe that someone who never had kids would think it is a car seat. There are tons of convertible car seats that do fit in high chairs and fit in strollers Etc so it wouldn't seem odd to put a high chair seat into a car.

 i agree that it is the driver who should get the tickets, but I also think the mother should have paid the ticket and Judge Judy should have made her pay the ticket. ( If she knew what that cost was, but in this case she didn't) Unless you have the box available, there is no way for an uninformed person to know exactly what a proper car seat is. And it is  reasonable to assume that the mom knows what she is doing.

How slow was this lady going? . Most of the time cops don't bother with you for that 

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[Brattinella]

23 minutes ago, ElleMo said:

I can believe that someone who never had kids would think it is a car seat. There are tons of convertible car seats that do fit in high chairs and fit and strollers Etc so it wouldn't seem odd to put a high chair seat into a car.

Nope.  I looked at all those chairs, and booster seats, too.  NONE of those look like a car seat.  I don't have kids, and I can easily see that. 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, ElleMo said:

How slow was this lady going? . Most of the time cops don't bother with you for that 

It kinda depends. I know where I live, in an area with not a lot of four-lane highways, people driving 30 in a 45-mph zone are really tying up the flow of traffic and they will get pulled over. I've personally been behind many drivers driving 25 mph on a 40-mph road and every single time it's been someone yakking away on their phone.

[Sarcastico]

I was wondering if Tatface was an ex-con, judging by the way he spoke to JJ through the whole case.  But if he was, I'm sure the plaintiff would have managed to work in that piece of info.  I was fascinated by his shirt collar, and the way it did not fit his neck at all.  And as was mentioned above, he discarded the jacket for the hallterview.  Why?

It was kind of strange how Judy kept shutting down the plaintiff's witness and then when she finally called her up, didn't ask her any questions but let her tell her story.

And the plaintiff got a bank loan for Tatface!!!

Actually all 3 women were in the medical field -- the plaintiff and her witness were dental hygienests.

[ItsHelloPattiagain]

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I haven't had to put a kid in a car seat for close to 20 years now.  How am I supposed to know if someone is using the right kind of seat, if I were to offer them a ride?

The mom said it was some kind of "Minnie Mouse booster seat". And the child was 2. A booster seat is obviously not safe enough for a toddler to sit in. I'm thinking it was one of those seats to make the child sit up higher at the kitchen table - no shoulder straps or restraint over the chest, I'm guessing just belted in over the stomach. There are cases where if there is a sudden stop, a child can lurch forward and sever his/her spinal cord or have an internal decapitation (which is when the skull and spine are separated from each other, and the head is held on by the muscles and skin).  My daughter who is an ER nurse has seen both so it's not uncommon. So I guess I would make it my business to keep any child in my car safe cos I wouldn't want that hanging over my head. 

[Intocats]

On November 9, 2016 at 2:36 PM, AuntiePam said:

I'm not sure what happened here, folks. The system won't let me delete it. Moderator?

Edited November 15, 2016 by Intocats