Here’s the thing about making DeflateGate jokes nowadays – it’s stupid, 1.) because DeflateGate turned out to basically be a sham concocted by the Colts to sabotage the Patriots’ reputation, and 2.) because it’s old news by now.
With that being said, making a DeflateGate joke at a MURDER TRIAL for your defendant, a former New England Patriot, is an absolutely TERRRRRRRRIBLE idea. Apparently, they don’t teach you these things in law school.
James Sultan was questioning a state police trooper about tire pressure Thursday when he jokingly asked whether the trooper had ever received “training in football deflation devices.”
On Friday morning, Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh told Sultan that they are conducting serious business, and she does not expect there to be any more jokes. Sultan agreed and expressed regret.
That awkward silence though. Tough crowd.
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