Many people on the Internet have derided British high court judge Peter Openshaw for stating that he did not know what a web site is. I thought it was great that Judge Openshaw admitted that and sought assistance; that’s what I’d hope that any judge would do when faced with a case involving concepts with which he or she was unfamiliar.
There are still many people that are not computer literate, and even among those that are, I expect that many could not give a concise and accurate definition of a web site.
Freedom to Tinker points out that there is a significant drawback to public derision of judges, lawmakers, etc. for admitting ignorance of a subject, which is that it makes them and their colleagues and peers less likely to be willing to make such an admission in the future.
Judges and technology
Many people on the Internet have derided British high court judge Peter Openshaw for stating that he did not know what a web site is. I thought it was great that Judge Openshaw admitted that and sought assistance; that’s what I’d hope that any judge would do when faced with a case involving concepts with which he or she was unfamiliar.
There are still many people that are not computer literate, and even among those that are, I expect that many could not give a concise and accurate definition of a web site.
Freedom to Tinker points out that there is a significant drawback to public derision of judges, lawmakers, etc. for admitting ignorance of a subject, which is that it makes them and their colleagues and peers less likely to be willing to make such an admission in the future.