"Web site" baffles Internet terrorism trial judge (UK)

Source: Reuters

"Web site" baffles Internet terrorism trial judge

By Mark Trevelyan
1 hour, 3 minutes ago

LONDON (Reuters) - 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.

Judge Peter Openshaw broke into the questioning of a witness about
a Web forum used by alleged Islamist radicals.

"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."

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:eyes:

out of embarrassment. I'm sure he can learn.