[Red Badger]

Seems a bit harsh...............

[jarofants]

Wow they can do that?

[COBOL2Java]

Sounds like Klingon justice!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I’m walking into court.

Now I’m sitting down.

Now the judge came in.

Now she told everyone to turn off their cell phones.

Now she’s asking me why I’m still posting.

Now she’s getting angry with me for ignoring her.

Now she’s sentencing me to six months.

Now I’m being taken away in handcuffs.

Now I’m being taken to my cell.

Now I’m meeting my new cellmate.

Now he’s putting his arm around me.

Now I’m being raped.

[humblegunner]

If he had been a Twitter-twat, I'd give him a choice between death or a lifetime of hard labor.

At least Facebook doesn't want you to bend a knee and declare yourself a "follower" of someone, like a dog or a slave.

[Cicero]

Tough luck. Now, if he’d raped a five-year-old boy he’d probably have gotten a suspended sentence.

[Bobalu]

[onedoug]

...contempt ping....

[riverdawg]

Six months seems a bit harsh, but not a contempt of court ruling. When I reported for jury duty a couple of months ago, the judge required everyone in the courtroom except the policeman and the court staff to surrender their cellphones, tablets, etc. to the bailiff. (We had been instructed in writing before that day not to bring such devices to the courtroom.) The judge said that anyone who was found using their phone, etc. or who had a phone that beeped or rang would have their device seized and would spend three nights in jail.

[Socon-Econ]

A few policy questions: If the trial is open to the public, why should judges be allowed to do this? Does live stream recording disrupt trials?