• Judge denies Kennedy motion to dismiss the Brannon suit/Tom Hasslinger, Press
  

Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander: I was in the courtroom this afternoon (when Judge Charles Hosack added the city of Coeur d'Alene back into the Brannon suit as a co-defendant). I am a Republican and have attended many Republican functions. I recognized many of the Brannon supporters that were in the courtroom from some of those events. I was appalled at the disrespect shown and the comments made by some of those people. They all profess to have respect for the princlples of the founders of this great country of ours and trumpet how they are defenders of freedom and yet, whenever the attorneys for the City and Mike Kennedy spoke they were rude and disrepectful, making snide comments during the attorneys statements. It seems to me that respect for the court system is one of the most important principles of this country of ours, wether you agree or disagree with the issue. Respect was not shown today.

Question: Why are some grownups -- and I use that word advisedly in this case -- simply rude, even in such public settings as a courtroom?