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   XPost: aus.legal, misc.legal, uk.legal   
   From: no-one@myarl.co.uk   
      
   Doug wrote:   
   > On 30 Aug, 03:52, "¦ Reality Check© ¦"  wrote:   
   >> "dotcom"  wrote in message   
      
   >>> So can a judge really kick you out of court for not standing for   
   >>> him?. And what justification would he have if I was otherwise just   
   >>> sitting quietly minding my own business. Where would I find the law   
   >>> that   
   >>> says I have to stand?   
      
   > Yes if you don't comply with the ritual you can expect to be punished   
   > for it. You are supposed to wear a suit to make yourself look   
   > respectable and law-abiding and show due deference to demonstrate your   
   > acceptance of the process and its decision making. It is a form of   
   > blackmail, "Do as we want or else". Reminds me of my school days.   
      
   And so it should, because it's the grown-up version, which we adults call   
   'society'.   
      
   Like it or not, it's the will of the people, expressed through the   
   democratic process, that these people should have authority over you.  And,   
   like it or not, these people can make life pretty unpleasant for you.   
      
   If you fancy yourself as a martyr, that's OK and perfectly allowed.  In fact   
   it would be quite amusing, so I won't discourage you.  If you don't,   
   however, the best advice is to try to minimise the impact, and that means   
   showing conformity with the process, even if it means you have to publicly   
   compromise your precious principles.   
      
   Your choice.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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