Coulson & Brooks hacking trial starts today

[CommanderJameson]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24691241

I'm going to bid "not guilty".

With a fall-back of "guilty of lesser charges, two years suspended".

[CommanderJameson]

Justin Cyder said:

It would be pleasing symmetry if a former editor or two of the News of the World did in fact discover whether prisons are like holiday camps as a result of this trial.

"Where's my Playstation? I was supposed to get a Playstation! I read it in the...

...oh."

[CommanderJameson]

RSoovy4 said:

Less heat, perhaps? Who knows.

The vibe I get from my American friends is that he's nowhere near as reviled over there as he is over here.

[CommanderJameson]

Justin Cyder said:

I think that depends on your position on guns.

True; but at least there it's driven by an actual issue.

American: "I love/hate Morgan, because of his position on guns"

British: "I hate Morgan, because Piers Morgan"