Comments on: County censors

By: Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:06:54 +0000

You know, the censoring program is probably in place to keep the employees from wandering the Net, and the public is caught in the lockdown.

Not that government employees would do that…..or private sector employees either.

By: Jeff Jarvis

Jeff Jarvis — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:36:40 +0000

But brie and merlot are so yesterday, I’ll bet only heartland conservatives nosh and imbibe it.

I did not need access to discuss the case so, Mumblix, your argument is as leaky as a wine glass made of Kleenex.

I do think there is a principle at work here: The county (or possibly the state) offers access and then decides what we can and cannot see. They prevent me from seeing and publishing to the sites I want. There can be no argument about children; children do not use the service. This is government censorship, pure and simple.

By: steve baker

steve baker — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:30:39 +0000

Interesting that Mumblix G. suggests that you want to gossip over brie and merlot. Would it be any different if the gossiping took place over pork rinds and beer? Or is the implication that the only people who complain about things like censorship are privileged and liberal elites who don’t have more important things to grumble about?

By: Mumblix Grumph

Mumblix Grumph — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:33:06 +0000

Do you feel that your civil rights would be violated if the judge tells you to not discuss your case over the weekend? Isn’t he infringing on your God-given right to gossip with your friends over brie and merlot?

The ACLU lawyers can go back to headquarters…this is a false alarm.

By: countertop

countertop — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:22:37 +0000

Heh

Your lucky

I had a hearing to attend in Prince George’s County Maryland and they wouldn’t let me bring either my laptop or my cell phone into the court house because both had built in cameras.

And I am a lawyer trying to represent my client!!!

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:57:31 +0000

Hmm … this might be an interesting test. According to civil-liberties groups, censorware is difficult to circumvent, while according to the US goverment, censorware is easy to circumvent. So which is it? Can you circumvent it?

By: Tansley

Tansley — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:47:02 +0000

As you well know, Jeff, all jury trials in New Jersey are matters of National Security…