That point kind of gets lost in this...
It doesn't get lost, it's not relevant.
He wasn't in court for headbutting his wife. He was in court for violation of probation. The only thing that should come into play is the seriousness of his actions in violating his probation. If he flips the judge the bird, that is clearly very disrespectful and worthy of being taken into consideration.
This was playful and harmless and should have been overlooked or at worst accompanied by a slap on the wrist -- as Clay suggested, stick him in jail overnight to ruin his weekend.
30 days in jail is what you get for fairly serious first offenses, a lot of times. This was nothing, in comparison. Completely unwarranted. And completely out of line with how most judges behave.
As someone who makes a lot of retarded jokes, its surprising that you think someone belongs in jail for 30 days for bad taste.
but Schmitty is comfortable calling the judge a bitch in this case
Well, she's acting like a bitch, and most people here see that.