CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Take away the smartphone of anyone under 40 and you might as well cut off their oxygen supply. Most can't get through a meal without constantly scrolling.
Take away the smartphone of anyone under 40 and you might as well cut off their oxygen supply. Most can't get through a meal or even walk from front door to bus stop without constantly scrolling.
The jurors on The Twelve , an Australian drama starring Sam Neill as a charismatic defence lawyer, are already thumbing through social media before the trial begins. This drama, first shown Down Under in 2022 , highlights a real problem. Thanks to our phones, millions of people are addicted to internet sleuthing. Recent mysteries such as the disappearance of the late Nicola Bulley, not to mention the sickening conspiracy theories around the illness of the Princess of Wales, show how crazed this has become.
Advertisement That's just one of the issues threatening to derail justice in this decidedly adult tale, with a full-on sex scene every few minutes and endless foul language, even between barristers in court. One juror shows up for duty in a T-shirt with a four-letter slogan, which the judge deems acceptable providing it's worn inside-out.
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