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Donald Trump Jr asked courtroom sketch artist to ‘make me look sexy’ (www.the-independent.com)

submitted 10 months ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Taigagaai@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Because it's usually not allowed to take pictures in court

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's not a real reason. Most courts are recorded, have stenographer and apparently sketch artists. There's absolutely no reason for court sketch artists to exist in modern society. It's just silly and wreaks of some conservative tradition.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think providing steady employment to a local artist is the worst thing taxes support.

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If we're gonna be handing out money for totally worthless tasks, oh boy imma be rich

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Be real, bro, you already do that.

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

....are you illiterate? That's exactly what I said.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I called your current job useless, actually, but don't worry your pretty little head about the details.

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, you are illiterate. Ok then.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 points 10 months ago

Had to think a bit for that one, huh?

Understandable for your situation.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Those recordings are not available to the public though, right? Isn’t that the difference? Or am I just mislead here?

I see why the tradition of it feels conservative. But I dunno. I think it’s cool. Seems like good culture.

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But why? Seems arbitrary and antiquated

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Think it's to protect the identities of people

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's working well, I definitely do not know it's trump Jr there.

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's not who it's supposed to be protecting lol

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Then who’s it supposed to protect?

[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Witnesses, the jury, people like that