SCORK vs Tweets

[Mzichi]

For the highest court in the land...

A court commissioned to guard executive excesses... excesses of men who command the nation's instruments of violence.

For the bench of that court to act threatened by tweets from ordinary lawyers isn't very encouraging.

How do you guard against a man with executive power and great social influence when tweets threaten you?

People tweet against presidents, mps, senators, and ordinary citizens.

Why does the court seek special treatment???!!!

A functional democracy demands that you say what you want, and bear to hear what you don't.

Anyhooooo... solid jurisprudence.

 

[wrongturn]

A functional democracy demands that you say what you want, and bear to hear what you don't

There's a reason why lawyers are not supposed to comment on cases before courts.Particularly senior counsel who are interested parties in those cases.
But you wouldn't understand it, guess it's outside your thinking scope.

 

[Clemens]

There's a reason why lawyers are not supposed to comment on cases before courts.Particularly senior counsel who are interested parties in those cases.
But you wouldn't understand it, guess it's outside your thinking scope.

The permissiveness has pervaded our society to a point anything goes. And then we have people who are trying to normalise this.

 

[Mzichi]

There's a reason why lawyers are not supposed to comment on cases before courts.Particularly senior counsel who are interested parties in those cases.
But you wouldn't understand it, guess it's outside your thinking scope.

You are VERY wrong on this...

It's not a strict gag order...

You can give commentary on what you think is happening, and what you think would happen.

Also, you can insult the judge outside the courts.

Why do you think no one was found in contempt of court?

There is actually a very clear line between freedom of speech, and sub judice. Much like in how you can say anything bar scream fire in a crowded theatre.

Do you know why sub judice is almost always called upon in criminal cases and not cases of political origin?

 

[Mzichi]

The permissiveness has pervaded our society to a point anything goes. And then we have people who are trying to normalise this.

Do you know of any country with a strict gag order on all matters sub judice?

In the US and UK, the press waits for lawyers virtually outside the courtroom for commentary on the cases before the courts

The idea that sub judice automatically translates to a strict gag order is TOTALLY WRONG.

And a judge can't with a straight face claim twitter is intimidating. Such a judge has no place on such a high bench.

If twitter is intimidating, what if KRA is set lose on your immediate family before a ruling?