Joe Patrice , on Above the Law , said the prosecution’s team’s decision to call Scott Pleasants to testify via Skype “wasn’t a terrible idea, except the internet has a large roster of what Alfred Pennyworth called ‘men who just want to see the world burn.’ “
Pranksters used 4chan ( www.4chan.org) to share “details of just how they could all muck up the trial, so people started calling in to the Skype conversation, creating a cascade of popups and irritating pings,” said Patrice. “The judge was not pleased.” As for the decision to use Skype, “Even the losingest lawyer of all time, Hamilton Burger, thought that was a rookie mistake.” (http://at.law.com/LTN1310HB .)
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