<p>Consolation, yes, I found that “sayonara” inappropriate and offensive.</p>
<p>This is what the NY Times says about it:
"Judge Johnson, known for filling his sixth floor courtroom with levity, did not scale back when the news turned grim.
“Sayonara,” Judge Johnson said, adding that Dr. Chang had gotten everything off her chest in the previous day’s testimony. “We never know how an individual handles the pressure.” He called the turn of events a “Shakespearean tragedy.”
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/nyregion/cecilia-chang-ex-dean-of-st-johns-found-dead.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/nyregion/cecilia-chang-ex-dean-of-st-johns-found-dead.html</a></p>