Judge Bans Twittering in Court

[exfileme]

As the heading indicates, a judge has banned twittering from his courtroom.

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[Guest]

There are so many ways a judge could kick someone out of court for twittering.. The thing that is amazing to me is that this judge bothered to author a 4 page opinion.

 

[Shadow703793]

Seriously, 90% of the "tweets" on Twitter are cr@p and pointless. I just dont get Twitter...

 

[acecombat]

Didn't realise you were meant to be using a mobile/laptop during a hearing in the first place

 

[cheepstuff]

what are people supposed to be doing in courts other than paying attention in the first place?

 

[mitchmeister03]

Honestly, I can't believe that this actually needed to be addressed. What person in a court proceeding actually thought it would be ok to "tweet" what was going on during a trial... I mean... really?

 

[Dekasav]

Just shows how addicted some people are to teh internetz.

 

[anamaniac]

[citation][nom]mitchmeister03[/nom]Honestly, I can't believe that this actually needed to be addressed. What person in a court proceeding actually thought it would be ok to "tweet" what was going on during a trial... I mean... really?[/citation]
Kinda sad.

Though honestly, if, say, I was forced on a Jury or had to watch a proceeding, I'll be browsing it up if I thought I could get away with it if I got bored enough.

 

[blackened144]

[citation][nom]anamaniac[/nom]Kinda sad.Though honestly, if, say, I was forced on a Jury or had to watch a proceeding, I'll be browsing it up if I thought I could get away with it if I got bored enough.[/citation]
If the judge even find out your cellphone is on while on jury duty, you can be charged with contempt of court. I last served on jury duty a few years ago and the youngest person on our jury was an 18year old kid. He fell asleep. Was warned that it was his civic duty to stay awake to ensure the defendant got a fair trial. 40m later he was snoring in court again. Spent the night in jail for contempt of court. Most judges dont mess around like that.

 

[nelson_nel]

I just wish that a judge would ban twittering altogether...

 

[Guest]

The courts in my area don't even allow you to bring electronic devices into the courtroom. That pretty much takes care of the problem