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Article #226Re: WiReD Magazine - Banned in Canada
From: DIAMOND, JESSIKA
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 02:25
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 02:25
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In article <CnM8Au.36z@psych.toronto.edu>, michael@psych.toronto.edu (Michael Gemar) writes... > >The ban has been broken for the few of us computer-philes who actually >have access to the Net, and those few curiosity-seekers who live close >enough to the border to drive across and pick up newspapers. Surveys >in southern Ontario have shown that an estimated 75% of people here >*haven't* heard banned details. Remember, the point of the ban was >to enable the empanelling of an unbiased jury. If over 3/4 of Ontario >hasn't heard or read the banned information, then, broken or not, such >folks should be easy to find, and the ban has been a success. > >- michael > > Actually, a survey published in January said that over 40 per cent of the people living in the area from where Jurors will be drawn HAD heard details. That was 3 months ago -- how much you want to bet the number will be much higher by the time they go to Juror selection?
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