Swearing in which hand

In February, , a group of firefighters from Atlantic City used a Bible app downloaded onto an iPad; at the beginning of this year, a Long Island county executive took his oath in the same way. LeVine swore on the Constitution rather than on the Bible, but more than this distinguishes her case from the other two.

In each of the earlier ceremonies, the use of the iPad was impromptu: no one had remembered to bring along a printed copy of the Bible, and an iPad happened to be at hand. It did the job perfectly well, but it was still second choice. LeVine, on the other hand, decided in advance that she would swear on an e-reader.

A Kindle is not a beautiful object. The photos of LeVine during the ceremony, her hand resting on a flat gray rectangle, make vivid by its absence the appeal of paper and ink and a fancy binding. Explaining her decision, LeVine acknowledged this appeal.

She has spent much of her career working in technology, at Microsoft and Expedia. Her words were a gentle rebuke to people who are inclined to see the use of an e-reader as a gimmick.

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For queries or advice about criminal record checks, email ani accessni. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices. Any chance people copied it from The Bible? I read somewhere many years ago that raising the hand originally came about as an ancient Egyptian way of proving you had no weapon in your hand when you appeared before the King to answer to accusations, i.

And the courts never gave this practice up. Actually, it is older….. The practice arose in Ancient Greece and Rome for men who were the only gender allowed to testify in a court proceeding. Men would hold their testicles in their left hand and raise their right hand to the Gods Thus, only TESTIMONY would come from men , and swear on their honor and manhood that they would tell the truth as an honest citizen would ….

Learn the painful historical beginnings of this now commonplace courtroom ritual.