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   From: reality@check.it   
      
   "Spartan613"  wrote in message   
   news:ZJ4nm.15169$ze1.3663@news-server.bigpond.net.au...   
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   > "dotcom"  wrote in message   
   > news:d274f613-8dba-45c8-8065-0ba075f363c7@13g2000prl.googlegroups.com...   
   >>I was amused to hear Magistrate Peter Reardon presiding over the   
   >> terrorist case that he would boot out anyone from his court who   
   >> refused to stand for him.  Whilst standing for a judge or magistrate   
   >> is traditional in Australian Courts, I wasnt aware it was a legal   
   >> requirement. Can any lawyers out there shed any light on this?  I   
   >> personally feel a little bit dishonest when I stand for a judge, when   
   >> deep down I have such little respect for lawyers and their ilk ( mind   
   >> you I have a pretty strong respect for justice) and after all judges   
   >> are really just a tad higher in the pecking order than lawyers- they   
   >> usually were lawyers so one cant expect them to have really changed   
   >> their spots.. So pretending I respect them when I dont doesnt sit well   
   >> wtih me.   
   >> 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?   
   >   
   > You're not standing for the judge. Your standing as a show of respect for   
   > the Court (you did say you're a fan of justice). The court isn't complete   
   > until the judge arrives.   
      
   And why would "the Court" need people to stand up? ... you drunken sod.   
      
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