Small Earthquake in Timor Sea - slowly grinding wheels of justice unaffected

The amazing thing about a trial, I find, is how fecking slow it is. The Bradley Murdoch trial has been grinding along for, what? Over a month now? Since 17 October. The BBC web site hasn't reported anything for 10 days, but that doesn't mean they've been on holiday down there. And they're still on the prosecution:

"The Northern Territory Supreme Court heard from several witnesses who testified Bradley John Murdoch's white four-wheel drive vehicle was fitted with a new canopy and turbo exhaust in August 2001.The vehicle was also fitted with a new bullbar, and its tray extended, around mid-2001, the court heard.

Testimony was briefly interrupted by a mild tremor which shook chairs and television screens in the building, after a earthquake 500km away in the Timor Sea.

'I've checked out the window and the wharf is still standing,' Chief Justice Brian Martin said."

Are they trying to bore the jury into submission? What strikes me, about this and other trials, is that in the hustle bustle of the court's day, there's usually only enough time for item of testimony per day, even if the witnesses are saying, "Yeah, he put a bullbar on his car? And put a canopy on it?" (note that I've added the AQI, for veracity). Do they really need several people to tell them the same thing? Can't the defence stipulate that they're all going to say the same thing?

Shouldn't the judge have said, 'I've asked several people to look out the window? and report back to me their findings? as to whether the wharf is still standing? Until they report next Monday, this court is in recess?' ??

No wonder justice is so freaking expensive. Nobody has a vested interest in speeding things up, do they? But we know they can do it quicker. In The Practice the trials are usually over in under an hour. People just need to speak more rapidly and object to irrelevant testimony in an outraged manner.