“Lay judge” trial in dynamic 3-D CGI action
Okay, more weirdness from my beloved Japan.
First of all, they’ve implemented this new “lay judge” system wherein select citizens preside in major trials as supplemental judges. Lay judge candidates are summoned to the court to go through selection procedure. Six lay judges and three alternates are then chosen and assist in the proceedings. The six lay judges and three professional judges then act as a jury of sorts and are tasked with reaching a verdict and if necessary meting out a sentence. Pretty interesting, right? Well, to make it even more interesting to us regular folks (and more creepy) a recent murder trial has been rendered in lovely 3-D CGI animation. That’s right. Nintendo court. Check it out:
Dude, that is awesome. And for those of you studying Japanese, there’s some great vocabulary in this vid. ^_^
Tags: Japanese language, news, weird
