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Judge Doesn't Know What a Web Site is

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-the-earth-is-not-flat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like "Web site" in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet. Judge Peter Openshaw broke into the questioning of a witness about a Web forum used by alleged Islamist radicals. "The trouble is I don't understand the language. I don't really understand what a Web site is". he told a London court during the trial of three men charged under anti-terrorism laws. Prosecutor Mark Ellison briefly set aside his questioning to explain the terms "Web site" and "forum." An exchange followed in which the 59-year-old judge acknowledged: "I haven't quite grasped the concepts.""

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  1. Given the gravity and nature of the charges by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 0, Troll

    This Luddite should recuse himself and allow the state to pick, at the very least, somebody who once hooked a modem up to a ZX Spectrum, if nobody more modern is available.

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    SJW: a person who perceives an injustice, and while correcting it, commits a greater injustice.
  2. Slow News Day? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is a ridiculous story, and not nearly news-worthy. The judge did *exactly* what you would want a rational, thoroughly investigative judge to do. He didn't understand the evidence presented in the trial, so he asked questions. What exactly is the problem here?

  3. Re:Maybe he should recuse himself. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The judge was later heard to admit that he also didn't "know my arse from a hole in the ground".

  4. Re:But I Thought Only 'Mericun Jeebus-Lovers by Grishnakh · · Score: 0, Troll

    UK isn't really part of Europe. Not only is it on an island, but it's not part of the EU, it uses a different currency, they drive on the other side of the road, the food is terrible, the girls aren't as pretty, etc. The UK really stands alone in most ways.

  5. you know, those dumb fucking brits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    come on you fucking british faggots. you endlessly tell us how dumb americans are. let's here it. let's hear how fucking stupid those judging others by state edict are in your own backyard.
     
    britain should burn with all it's faggots (and i don't mean smokes).

  6. Re:Congrats /. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    mpickut is a terrific douche bag, and should he die before me, I would gladly urinate on his wife and grave.

  7. Re:wow... DUH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nope!

    Mod parent down! Mod parent down!