http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2014/12/01/Judge-Reassigned-12-1-14.aspx

This interesting article describes how on Judge, Judge Chevres, has jailed 44 courtroom members of the public in a relatively short time—far outnumbering her peers.  8 men were jailed on “direct contempt” for having pants worn too low!

We all know that Gloria Sykes was handcuffed when court connected attorneys wanted to grab her money and got Judge Stuart to do it–direct criminal contempt, when far better measures could be used first (fines, seizure of other property such as her car, cell phone, whatever) but it absolutely abhorred to arrest and hold a member of the public–not a litigant in the case, to chain them to a table in the ante room of the judge.  It is even far worse to have your deputies then threaten to gather up your pets and have them euthanized at the City Pound!  Such news was shocking to me, and I wondered how…