/lit/ - Literature

>>11238023

I thought this was the better exchange.

In England, news outlets aren't allowed to talk about court cases until the cases are finished. This is ostensibly to prevent the jury from being tainted with bias or misinformation. This Tommy guy was live streaming outside the courthouse, and fell afoul of these strict anti-broadcasting laws. The whole thing struck a nerve for a number of reasons, not least of which is the nature of the case.

Land's point is that an unswayed Jury is pretty much an illusion.