The Door To The FISA Court Doesn't Even Have A Sign On It
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#2I want to thank the author for the excellent sketches.
If I was forbidden photography equipment, my sketches would be rectangles, which, if squinted at, might construe a door.
Joking aside, it is obviously very concerning that FISA is completely unaccountable to the public. The lack of a sign is just another symptom of the abuse of secrecy.
Re: The Door To The FISA Court Doesn't Even Have A Sign On It
#3I want to thank the author for the excellent sketches. If I was forbidden photography equipment, my sketches would be rectangles, which, if squinted at, might construe a door. Joking aside, it is obviously very concerning that FISA is completely unaccountable to the public. The lack of a sign is just another symptom of the abuse of secrecy.
You're welcome! Though Lindsay Young did the actual sketching.
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#4Kinda off-topic:
Why cameras are banned on courtrooms? I remember the last US trial news all of them had sketches like this instead of photos and videos...
EDIT about the argument below about google: I always search Google first, but I found lots of random answers, and I don't have enough domain knowledge to know what one (or ones) are correct or resemble how things really are, asking here usually spark people to post very interesting information, that sometimes are obscure even, and hard to find on Google.
Instead of telling people to use Google, why not wonder: If the person CAN have that information, and is asking anyway, what the person wants to know, that is not easy to find on Google?
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#5No sign on the door indicates that they know they should be ashamed even though shame doesn't appear to be one of their guiding lights.
edit: great little piece, btw. I'll pass it around.
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#6Kinda off-topic: Why cameras are banned on courtrooms? I remember the last US trial news all of them had sketches like this instead of photos and videos... EDIT about the argument below about google: I always search Google first, but I found lots of random answers, and I don't have enough domain knowledge to know what one (or ones) are correct or resemble how things really are, asking here usually spark people to pos…
Re: The Door To The FISA Court Doesn't Even Have A Sign On It
#7Kinda off-topic: Why cameras are banned on courtrooms? I remember the last US trial news all of them had sketches like this instead of photos and videos... EDIT about the argument below about google: I always search Google first, but I found lots of random answers, and I don't have enough domain knowledge to know what one (or ones) are correct or resemble how things really are, asking here usually spark people to pos…
http://bit.ly/14DVOEC EDIT: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+cameras+are+banned+on+courtrooms%3F...
A "let me Google that for you" response is rude, and using a link shortener to hide a URL is poor form. For the curious it goes to http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+cameras+are+banned+on+courtrooms%3F...
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#9Kinda off-topic: Why cameras are banned on courtrooms? I remember the last US trial news all of them had sketches like this instead of photos and videos... EDIT about the argument below about google: I always search Google first, but I found lots of random answers, and I don't have enough domain knowledge to know what one (or ones) are correct or resemble how things really are, asking here usually spark people to pos…
It's up to the court (and maybe to the judge?). There's a pilot program that the District Court for Massachusetts is doing to allow them:
Re: The Door To The FISA Court Doesn't Even Have A Sign On It
#10Kinda off-topic: Why cameras are banned on courtrooms? I remember the last US trial news all of them had sketches like this instead of photos and videos... EDIT about the argument below about google: I always search Google first, but I found lots of random answers, and I don't have enough domain knowledge to know what one (or ones) are correct or resemble how things really are, asking here usually spark people to pos…
The standard reason given is privacy for the victim and jury, less jury poisoning if there needs to be a retrial, people can be a little more or at ease, etc.
It definitely depends on the court, OJ's trial was on TV.