8ball
Merr xmas...
It is the business of the judge in imposing a sentence for a crime, yes. That’s not what is happening here, though. In this case, the man is getting a custodial sentence for committing the crime of contempt, end of story. And people are so used to the idea of this being normal that they are arguing it is appropriate merely because that’s the way it works. As if they way it works is an act of God rather than being an invention of the state.
I wasn't arguing about appropriateness in any moral sense. I was just pointing out that it's a natural outcome of a State that needs to defend its claim of monopoly on violence.
You raised a point about whether this should be accepted. I'd say acceptance of this state of affairs was implied by the outburst which effectively was a command to be sent to prison.