Post #1: Introduction to the Issue of Publication Bans and Cameras in the Courtrooms

 

I think I can speak for most of us when I say that we all deserve our privacy. Think about this scenario: you are at the bank machine taking money out; and someone is looking over your shoulder trying to look at your pin number. This makes you uncomfortable because it is a breach of your privacy. Your pin number is something that should only belong to you and thus is classified as a private matter.

I decided to give you the above scenario so you can start to think critically about similar issues that plague countries worldwide. The topic that I chose for the blog assignment has to deal with the media and the courts. Are publication bans and television cameras in the courtroom a good idea or a bad one? I chose this topic because there have been famous criminal cases worldwide that deal with the issue of publication bans and television cameras in the courtroom. I also have an opinion on this issue. I feel that publication bans are a good idea and that there should not be cameras in the courtrooms. This topic generates a lot of discussion and many different opinions on whether they should be allowed or not.

 

 

References

Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime. (2012). Ensuring the Equitable Treatment of Crime Victims in Canada. Retrieved from www.crcvc.ca 

Crushable. (2012). Celebs vs. the Paparazzi. Retrieved from http://crushable.com/entertainment/gallery-celebs-vs-the-paparazzi-408/

*The above references are for the images I have posted in this blog *