Twitter is NOT a TOY

We've all heard about the dangers of texting and driving--or texting and train conducting.
Now we have to be concerned some juror is chatting about what they had for breakfast instead of listening to testimony.

Michigan Courts have admonished jurors for using Twitter in court and/or during recess.

Most of the complaints about Twitter use seem to be errors of judgement, rather than an inherrent flaw in the service. If jurors don't understand what it means to remain impartial, they don't need Twitter to screw up. They could grab a newspaper on their way to the toilet, or watch CNN from their sequestered hotel room.

And people definitely don't need Twitter to drive carelessly. They've been doing that for more than a Century....