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Please state your name for the court.

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Why it worked

The video uses a relatable, albeit exaggerated, scenario of someone being self-centered in a serious situation. The humor comes from the absurdity of the witness's behavior and her justification for it, tapping into common online tropes about attention-seeking.

Summary

A woman playing the role of a spoiled witness in a mock murder trial is repeatedly told to calm down and focus on the proceedings. She insists on making the situation about herself, leading to her being threatened with contempt and eventually removed from the courtroom.

Structure

1Witness states her name and origin, emphasizing her spoiled nature.
2Witness is told to stop making the trial about herself.
3Witness argues she wants to make it about her for social media virality.
4Judge threatens contempt and orders her removal.
5Witness expresses regret for her behavior, acknowledging it was about her.

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POV: you are a witness in a m*rder trial but you're also spoiled like that

Transcript

Please state your name for the court. Emily Thorndyke. T-H-O-R-N-D-Y-K-E. And where you from? Spoiled Bitch. Sorry. Brooklyn, but I summer in Cape Cod because I'm spoiled like that. Excuse me. Could you please stop trying to work the room? You're a witness in a murder trial. Yes, your honor. Do you think that's acceptable? No, I'm sorry, I just want to make it about me somehow. Miss Thorndyke, you don't need to do that. There's not even a jury present here right now. I know there's not a jury present, but I have a TikTok audience to go viral for. I am the judge of this court and I will hold you in contempt. That I'm spoiled like that. Why can't I be spoiled in a court on murder trial? This is what I want to do. This is what I want to do. Ma'am, calm down. Ma'am, you paid said I could do it. Ma'am, as the attorney that's brought you along to this case, I very much regret my decision. Whatever. You've been so disruptive. I think we should just call it for today. Yeah, just dismiss them for the day. Excuse me. Dismiss them for the day. Officer, get this lunatic out of here. Get her out of here. I hope you got what you wanted. I guess I did make it all about me, didn't I? I'm so sorry, your honor. I didn't know she'd be a hostile witness.