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‘Zoom Trials’ Disconnect Justice
- metabagel 6y agoI stopped at ‘Yes, he replies, but the defense attorney is yelling “objection,” and after a period of silence the judge tells you to forget that.’ In a real trial, as opposed to on TV, attorneys must state the reason for their objection. Notwithstanding, I get the point behind the article and it may be a good point, but this is sloppy writing, which can be a telltale for sloppy reasoning and sloppy conclusions.
- hirundo 6y agoPossibly the court turned off the jurors' feed sound before the defense stated the reason for the objection. That would be consistent with the thesis of a remote jury being particularly in the dark.
- garlicGum 6y agoThis is laughable! Our whole system is disconnected from justice and always has been. We don’t have a justice system. We have a legal system.
- pmdulaney 6y agoI would shake in my boots if I were being tried for a crime remotely. Remember the old thought experiment where you can make a million dollars by pressing a button that will kill some poor sap in Papua New Guinea?