I also lean toward believing that the judge’s decision was based on keeping a sense of decorum in the courtroom. Petersen's family was obviously not concerned with anything other than screaming and yelling, so it's probably better that they were kept quiet.
As far as Petersen is concerned, I don't think the chair is good enough for him. I think he ought to be stripped, rolled in bacon grease and jerky, and thrown into a pit full of starving, rabid Chihuahuas. That would fulfill his karma....
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