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" (Optional Video Accompaniment To This Post) Because Florida, that&amp;#039;s why. Judge John Murphy is accused of punching veteran public defender Andrew Weinstock after the two had words during court in which Murphy allegedly pressured Weinstock to get his client to waive his right to a speedy trial. &amp;quot;You know, if I had a rock I would throw it at you right now,&amp;quot; Murphy tells Weinstock. &amp;quot;Stop pissing me off. Just sit down.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;You know I&amp;#039;m the public defender. I have a right to be here and I have a right to stand and represent my client,&amp;quot; Weinstock said in the video. The judge allegedly asked Weinstock to come to the back hallway, an area where there are no cameras, which is where the fight broke out. &amp;quot;If you want to fight, let&amp;#039;s go out back and I&amp;#039;ll just beat your ass,&amp;quot; Murphy tells Weinstock before the two head out of the courtroom. Once again, I regret that the original Law And Order is no longer ripping stuff from the headlines. I wouldn&amp;#039;t have minded seeing Claire Kincaid and that judge who used to be married to Rudy Giuliani throwing down in the hallways. I believe this country has lost its mind. Seriously. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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