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Brian
05-16-2007, 09:45 PM
"Web site" baffles Internet terrorism trial judge (http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/11580/Web+site+baffles+Internet+terrorism+trial+judge/)

"A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like "Web site" in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet.
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"The trouble is I don't understand the language. I don't really understand what a Web site is," he told a London court during the trial of three men charged under anti-terrorism laws.

Prosecutor Mark Ellison briefly set aside his questioning to explain the terms "Web site" and "forum." An exchange followed in which the 59-year-old judge acknowledged: "I haven't quite grasped the concepts."

<em>This could happen to you, or you, or</em> <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes">even you</a><em>!</em>
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Read full story here (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/security_britain_internet_dc;_ylt=AszIY5m_8gyrEPgg aWSqKdgjtBAF)

Kurtis
05-16-2007, 09:45 PM
Wow. There are really people out there who don't know all about the webby-nets?

handrail
05-17-2007, 03:17 PM
and people in positions of power in local governments...scary.

it's part of the reason the RIAA can talk congress into just about anything they want.