On Friday afternoon a judge sentenced lawyer M to 24 hours in jail for contempt. M had just won a lawsuit against a man who had struck M's client. The client had accidentally spilled a diet soda onto the defendant's new sneakers, so he broke the client's jaw. The judge sentenced the defendant to two years in jail for assault and battery. But after handcuffing the defendant, the sheriff's deputy also handcuffed M. "What the heck do you think you're doing?" M shouted.