Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine::Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products.

  • snekerpimp@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How can anyone make a judgement about something they know nothing about? We are so doomed.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      They do so all the time - do you think judges are experts in every thing? The judge needs to understand the law. It’s up to the counsel to ensure they have experts to explain the details.

      • schmidtster@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Judges should specialize in certain areas for this exact reason. They should absolutely understand the material as well as the law.

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        1 year ago

        They don’t need to be an expert. They need to be people that have basic knowledge of how the world around them works, and the ability to learn new things as that world changes. I mean that’s the basic requirement at any job I have ever had, why are they exempt?

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      As if this has doomed humanity before.

      Judging without knowing has been practically sport for most of humanity’s history.

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            1 year ago

            It’s not “fatalistic”, it’s “fine” this way.

            A judge doesn’t have to know what mozilla is before a trial starts. Council can tell them what it is, how/whether it matters to the case, etc.

            It’s the lawyers that have the duty to inform the judge. You can’t rely on every judge knowing everything about all topics. And they don’t really need to…

            • El Barto@lemmy.world
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              1 year ago

              I know what you’re saying, and I understand it. But again, I’m not talking about how I perceive it, but how the other commenter described it (“we’re doomed!”) And like you, I thought it was an overreaction.