>> Judge Judy: He called your
mother, your sister, your
brother, your best friend, and
you a lowlife, slimy, sleazy,
cursed at you, did anything he
want, and then he was on his
way.
So, now you're chasing him.
He's in the bike lane.
Now you're stopped at a light.
And he gets out of the car to
have this discussion.
[ Laughter ]
Wackadoodle.
All I want to know is -- what
happened at the light?
>> So, instead of executing a
right-hand turn, 'cause he's in
the right-hand-turn lane, in a
bike lane, he came to rest with
his bumper on my tire.
>> Judge Judy: And while you
were doing that, you knocked his
mirror.
>> I don't recall hitting it,
but I could --
>> Judge Judy: [ Mumbling ]
[ Laughter ]
While you were doing that --
while you were doing that, you
knocked his mirror.
And when he got out of the car,
what happened?
>> I felt a big push on my back.
And I had been exploded into
some car that was -- The light
went green, and I hit the car.
>> Announcer: In a case
continued from yesterday,
bicyclist Joseph Connolly is
suing motorist Christopher Hope
for medical bills, bicycle
damage, and an assault.
>> Judge Judy: Now, at that
point, you're both facing in the
same direction, 'cause you had
been chasing him.
He then turned his bicycle
around, which would mean he was
going in the opposite direction,
you say, to follow you.
That's impossible, 'cause if he
turned it around, he wasn't
following you.
So which one was it?
>> He turned around -- First of
all, my car was not on his tire.
My car was not on his tire, so
he had the space between.
And he did follow me.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Hope,
Mr. Hope.
Mr. Hope, I'm reading what you
wrote.
So either he turned around his
bicycle --
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And if he turned
around his bicycle, he was going
in the opposite direction from
you, because you were going --
>> And he was following my
physical body as I walked from
where we were towards the car.
>> Judge Judy: So he was
following you on his bicycle,
walking on his bicycle like
this.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: You know, like
somebody walks on their bicycle.
>> And he had his bicycle shoes
on with the cleats.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Right?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: "And aggressively
hit my passenger mirror..."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: ...which
collapsed and almost broke off."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: "He started
walking towards the back of my
car, so I got out of my car --"
>> 'Cause I feared for property
damage of my vehicle.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
No, I don't believe what you
wrote here, because it's
inconsistent with what you just
said to me.
You said, "I was walking back to
my car when he hit the mirror of
my car."
Were you in your car or outside
of your car --"
>> I was in my car.
>> Judge Judy: You're in your
car, and he hit your mirror.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: It collapsed in.
Is it one of those mirrors that
folds in?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> And hit the window.
>> Judge Judy: Just a minute.
"So I got out of my car and
tried to get him away from my
car."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: How did you try
to get him away from your car?
>> I pushed him away because he
was close to the proximity of my
vehicle.
>> Judge Judy: So the answer
is -- you put your hands on him.
>> Yes, after he made an initial
contact of the vehicle.
The first contact of any of this
encounter was when he hit my
vehicle.
>> Judge Judy: Mr. Hope, the
first contact that was had here
between two people doing
anything other than just being
stupid was when you got into
your car and chased him.
That's the first problem.
The first problem was you
getting into your car, angry,
because, otherwise, there would
be something psychiatrically
wrong with you.
Somebody curses you, curses your
mother, your sister, your
children, whatever it is -- Some
idiot, who is now a quarter of a
mile away by the time you get
back in your car, put your seat
belt on, start the motor, get
out of your parking space, and
you're chasing him because you
want to have a discussion.
Now, you and I have known each
other for 10 minutes, and I know
that that's not your
personality, Mr. Hope.
>> I dispute that.
>> Judge Judy: You couldn't
control yourself with me when I
was asking him a question
15 minutes ago, when we started
this case.
You had to interrupt.
That was the first time I heard
your word.
I wasn't asking you a question.
>> I'm looking for the truth,
and you put the wrong date.
Let's move on.
>> Judge Judy: Eventually, you
knew you would get a turn.
"Judge, this didn't happen in
June.
It happened in July."
Do you see how you're arguing
with me?
That's your temperament.
>> That's what you say,
Your Honor.
That's your opinion, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: That's not my
opinion.
That is my experience of
74 years.
When a man is insulted by
somebody giving him the finger
or questioning his driving or
questioning his judgment and
doesn't blow it off and say,
"You know what?
That guy must be crazy."
But gets into a 3,000-pound car
and chases a bicyclist for a
half a mile, that person lacks
judgment.
It may not be a permanent lapse