Signs Of A Decaying Empire

In a terrorism trial in the UK, the 59 year old judge admitted that he does not know what a web site is. The defendants are accused of inciting terrorist acts by posting messages on an online forum, but the judge is not familiar with the terms or concepts. The judge asked the prosecutor to intevene with the computer expert witness: "Will you ask him to keep it simple, we've got to start from basics." This would be like a judge in the 1700's asking a witness what paper, ink, and newspapers were during a trial for seditious behavior. Or a judge in the 1400's asking a witness if a book was like a stack of flattened parchment scrolls during a trial on heresy. Supposedly, 62.3% of all Brits have used the internet, but that also means 37.7% have not. Gee, I wonder which side of the ledger this particular judge is on.