Hmm. I truly don't know enough about this case nor watched to say a lot about many issues but what I have seen and read, media alone could have destroyed the case and jury trial process here or were sure trying to...
My home state is a pretty open records/open court state compared to many, things are mostly public, theoretically anyhow, like anywhere who you are, etc. can get things covered up and there are ways to have unfair proceedings, there are good and bad cops, attorneys, judges, etc. just like anywhere.
I don't like what media was doing during this trial or trying to do, or some of them anyhow, and whatever the opinion of anyone of the judge, I do fear this and maybe others will limit the likelihood of many judges, not just in Wisconsin, of televising trials to the public, etc., allowing media access and more. I don't want to see that happen.
The right thing to do would be to sanction harshly the media who do these things but we all know that seems to never happen and freedom of the press is one no politician likes to mess with and people get upset over... So it is more likely if judges, etc. can't stop it but can legally stop it being broadcast live, they are more apt to do so.
I sure don't want that.
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