Solipsism in the Halls of Justice

More from the annals of other people's more interesting lives. Debbi emailed me the following story from her job in criminal court:

Yesterday the court was in the middle of a hearing for a long and
contentious case involving a local politician and possession of child
pornography (ugh). The phone in the courtroom rang, which is a normal
occurance. The defense attorney stopped mid-sentence and said to the Judge,
"Hold my calls."