A fellow classmate in my Politics & Media class recently wrote a blog regarding a story that appeared on the front page of the New York Times a few days ago. The article she discussed utterly blew me away. Twitter and Facebook, internet social tools, were actually considered legitimate grounds for a mistrial for a Pennsylvania state senator!
Not only is this outrageous, but I completely agree with my classmate when she states that the legal system must comply with new technology, because technology is only going to improve and become more accesible. She does an excellent job conveying both sides of this controversial issue. She then articulates logical arguments for both sides of this issue and asks questions that can only be answered through policy.
With internet and technology becoming more advanced and accessible each day, new laws have to be created that cater to this changing society. The laws that exist today do not safeguard the judicial system as we know it. It starts off with one case of a Pennsylvania state senator. Soon if not already, every case will have this potential downfall. Another caveat is, some jurors may not even be caught, and the rule that any information from outside the trial will be broken without any notice.
In a nutshell, if justice shall prevail as it has in the past, the laws of the judicial system must comply with the current trends of today's advanced technological society. Until that happens, as my classmate would concur, the legitimacy of our judicial system is skating on thin ice.
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