Share, you missed his point. Here it is: "How many here would implicitly trust a transcript proffered by the TMO?" Feel free to substitute the word docket.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote : Thanks, Xeno, I learned something new. Next time, I'll use the word docket (-: from Xeno's post: A related term used in the United States is docket, not a full transcript. On Sunday, March 16, 2014 5:02 PM, "anartaxius@..." <anartaxius@...> wrote: TRANSCRIPT - LAW A transcript is a written record of spoken language. In court proceedings, a transcript is usually a record of all decisions of the judge, and the spoken arguments by the litigants' lawyers. A related term used in the United States is docket, not a full transcript. The transcript is expected to be an exact and unedited record of every spoken word, with each speaker indicated. During a proceedings a judge may have certain comments stricken from the record, and they still, along with the order to strike, must appear in the transcript. Such a record was originally made by court stenographers who used a form of shorthand abbreviation to write as quickly as people spoke. Today, most court reporters use a specialized machine with a phonetic key system, typing a key or key combination for every sound a person utters. Many courts worldwide have now begun to use digital recording systems. The recordings are archived and are sent to court reporters or transcribers only when a transcript is requested. Many US transcripts are indexed by Deposition Source so that they may be searched by legal professionals via the Internet. Transcripts may be available publicly or to a restricted group of persons; a fee may be charged. Transcripts have been reported by defendants and lawyers to have been altered by judges, who have the legal right to make corrections in grammar and spelling, but not to alter the content. If you have obtained transcripts and you feel that they do not represent what was actually said in court, then you should file a formal complaint to the court and ask that you be allowed to review the actual audio tape with the court reporter. If you are given the run around about listening to the tape then file a complaint with the Attorney General’s office, but most importantly, send your complaint to every Congressman (or MP) in the country with your complaint. You must complain and be as loud as you can because if you do not fight for justice then the system will only continue to screw you as well as others. Ordering transcripts prior to a decision may help to promote Justice, as this is prior to final 'corrections' made by the judge after making his/her decision. What a transcript is supposed to represent and what it turns out to be may not necessarily be the same thing. If a transcript is available but there is no other source of the same material, such as an unedited audio recording, there is no logical way to know, unless one was one of the participants, that the transcript is verbatim. And relying on human memory to recall something verbatim is not a trustworthy source. How many here would implicitly trust a transcript proffered by the TMO? =================
