Courts and Colbert

   Posted in Science/Technology by Amanda Roberts on May 6, 2008

The Good: Stephen Colbert, one of the most annoying and funny people out there, has another title to add to his list. Colbert is already an Emmy Award nominee and winner, a Peabody Award Winner, the inventor of the “word of the year”, an honorary Doctorate recipient, one of the Time’s 100 most influential people, the 2nd Sexiest TV news anchor, and the “Greatest Living American” just to name a few. Now he can add Webby Person of the Year to his Wikipedia page, an honor bestowed to the person who has shown excellence on the internet.

 

The Person of the Year award, along with the other categories in the Webby Awards, are sponsored by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Some other Webby winners are the Huffington Post, will.i.am, PostSecret, and NYTimes.com. The award recipients are chosen by internet poll and a separate group of judges.

 

The Shocking: We all know crime is a scary thing, but we trust the court system to keep these criminals in line. That made it all the more shocking when Victor Wright, a man on trial for a drug charge, attacked a lawyer with a razor blade. Wright, described as a “career criminal” attached the prosecutor as he was walking by. U.S. Marshals jumped on the man, along with the Vietnam vet stenographer, and saved the attorney.

 

Security in the court is now increased, with extra deputies for prisoners with long jail sentences or violent crimes. Wright, now back behind bars, will have to hear the verdict on his case from a closed circuit television at the prison. The incident happened in Brooklyn.

 



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