To me...
Looks as though the Judge is Wrong..
Reason being...
The girl did Not say anything Wrong..
Yet the Judge got Annoyed for her laughter..
Really for her Laughter and or because she was Stupid..
Chances are...She was High on the very drug she was accused of having been in possession of and or some other drug..
Or she was in fact Stupid and or Retarted..
What the Judge should have done..
Is send her to be Examined by a shrink and or mental ward.
to determine if she is/was of sound mind and or under the influence of some substance..
Why the Heck should a Judge care if she laughs at him.
Whether she says bye to him in a different language.
Whether she refuses or seems unable to answer the monetary value of her jewelry.
I am Not in any way saying the girl is either of sound mind and or not stupid ( she may well be both stupid and of un sound mind)
Yet there are better places for a Non Violent person who needs help.
So Yes..the Judge was Fully Wrong..
If he was having so bad a day...
he should go home and or retire.
Otherwise perform the job and Judgeship he represents
By the way..
To Flip the Finger is Not Illegal ... Perhaps not at all smart to do so to a judge..
It is part of freedom of speech in one respect..and secondly one can not prove her intent on meaning (that was so determined by various levels of our court system)