Judge jails woman who refused to delete Facebook account

A KENTUCKY woman, who was issued a DUI after she caused a car accident with four teenagers, has been sent back to jail after a judge ordered her to delete her Facebook page. Local NBC affiliate WAVE3 said Paula Asher wrote a dismissive status update to her Facebook page after the accident, stating, "My   dumb (expletive) got a dui and I
Asher was allegedly under the influence at the time of the accident and fled the scene before the Police arrived.
The parents of the four teens injured in the crash asked District Judge Mary Jane Phelps to have the offending Tacebook page removed and the judge complied.

However, while Asher has apologized to the judge and the families for her offensive post, she has not deleted her Facebook account.

As a result. Judge Phelps sentenced Asher to a two-day jail sentence for contempt of court.

"I really wasn't trying to make fun of (the crash)," Asher said.

However, it's not clear if the judge actually had the autnounty to order Asher to delete her Facebook page. No specific law was cited in the order, and Asher certainly could make a claim that posting her thoughts about the accident, no matter how crude or offensive, is protected under her First Amendment rights.

"I apologize to everybody. I apologize to the judge. I didn't mean to hurt anybody. I didn't think 'lor would put me in jail "Ashersaid.

I had to go pull my time in. I did and they said I'm not allowed to have Facebook, "Asher claimed.