I noticed a few people lower down the thread actually mentioned Space Invaders which is good and I can tell they were from my era. Space Invaders was the first game that was actually taken seriously by many kids (me included). I remember when it first came out, I used race down to the local fish & chip shop with my 10c (yes folks 10 cents) and pile them up on the glass cover over the game machine. I wasn't going to let anyone get in until I had dropped every coin down the slot:) All the other kids just used to watch and wait until my turn was up so that they could pile their coins on the glass. Those were the days!! Eveyone used to get so excited about it all and we even gambled a little to see who could get the highest score on the day. The loser between friends often had to shout a drink or some chips hehehe....
Anyway, Space Invaders as far as I'm concerned was the game that really got people thinking and was a major turning point in terms of having fun. It made kids turn away from doing other activities such as playing basketball or handball after school.
Heck, Space invaders even made it on tele with it's own song that made the top 10 Count Down charts and had many many news articles written about it. What other game has EVER achieved that ???
Ausmosis
Sure, the jurors can hop on a search engine and find the info, but they can also stroll on down to the corner library and locate it in newspaper records. The root issue is one of controlling juror action.
Have you not read previous posts about the media and how incorrect they can be?
All too frequently injustices occur in jury verdicts because past criminal records (i.e., chronic conduct) was suppressed by the judge under the pristine notion that past conduct has no bearing on a person's present day actions
More times then many it's because of the inadequecy of the DPP (prosecution) not doing their homework properly, and not because prior convitions were not presented to jurors.
Are we not innocent until proven guilty? If we lose this right why do we need a Justice System. Allowing the flow of this kind of information jeopardizes that crucial right which one day YOU or I may need and are entitled to. Many criminals, do end up living a normal life after they have served their time and they should be allowed to live that life undisturbed. This easliy retrievable information from crimenet could prevent that. Lets us not forget how easy it is to simply click a few buttons on the PC and get information in a matter of seconds. It isn't as easy to get this information if you have to go to a library and physically retrieve this information manually. It would be too time consuming for most people. Let us also not forget that the accused in the Melbourne case had incorrect or inadequet information on him placed in the database of crimenet. How many more inaccurate listings are there? and how many more will there be in the future. Maybe YOURS or mine huh ?? If this information needs to be published on the web, then maybe it should be left up to the Legal Profession such as the Courts to do and NOT some wacko who thinks he is doing everyone a favour by listing every criminal's profile when he gets his hands on some bit of information. (most times whats published in news papers is also incorrect). Something to stop and think about huh!
Slashdot Mirror
I noticed a few people lower down the thread actually mentioned Space Invaders which is good and I can tell they were from my era. Space Invaders was the first game that was actually taken seriously by many kids (me included). I remember when it first came out, I used race down to the local fish & chip shop with my 10c (yes folks 10 cents) and pile them up on the glass cover over the game machine. I wasn't going to let anyone get in until I had dropped every coin down the slot :) All the other kids just used to watch and wait until my turn was up so that they could pile their coins on the glass. Those were the days!! Eveyone used to get so excited about it all and we even gambled a little to see who could get the highest score on the day. The loser between friends often had to shout a drink or some chips hehehe....
Anyway, Space Invaders as far as I'm concerned was the game that really got people thinking and was a major turning point in terms of having fun. It made kids turn away from doing other activities such as playing basketball or handball after school.
Heck, Space invaders even made it on tele with it's own song that made the top 10 Count Down charts and had many many news articles written about it. What other game has EVER achieved that ???
Ausmosis
Exactly my point on a previous post.
The root issue remains controlling juror action.
How can you achieve this without having them locked up in rooms 24hours for the duration of a trial? Lets not forget some trials go on for years.
Have you not read previous posts about the media and how incorrect they can be?
All too frequently injustices occur in jury verdicts because past criminal records (i.e., chronic conduct) was suppressed by the judge under the pristine notion that past conduct has no bearing on a person's present day actions
More times then many it's because of the inadequecy of the DPP (prosecution) not doing their homework properly, and not because prior convitions were not presented to jurors.
Why should the jury then need to know your past record?
It could effect their choice on a verdict if they in anyway thought you were a criminal (even if it was in the past).
Are we not innocent until proven guilty? If we lose this right why do we need a Justice System. Allowing the flow of this kind of information jeopardizes that crucial right which one day YOU or I may need and are entitled to. Many criminals, do end up living a normal life after they have served their time and they should be allowed to live that life undisturbed. This easliy retrievable information from crimenet could prevent that. Lets us not forget how easy it is to simply click a few buttons on the PC and get information in a matter of seconds. It isn't as easy to get this information if you have to go to a library and physically retrieve this information manually. It would be too time consuming for most people. Let us also not forget that the accused in the Melbourne case had incorrect or inadequet information on him placed in the database of crimenet. How many more inaccurate listings are there? and how many more will there be in the future. Maybe YOURS or mine huh ?? If this information needs to be published on the web, then maybe it should be left up to the Legal Profession such as the Courts to do and NOT some wacko who thinks he is doing everyone a favour by listing every criminal's profile when he gets his hands on some bit of information. (most times whats published in news papers is also incorrect). Something to stop and think about huh!