Whitby Free Pros, Wechnosday, Doember 8.,1993, Page 7 ...... .kk Scrutiny.ofj...i. Borde guads sarchng cas.fo.baned.nwspa pers.... Telvison.e..ites ..oc .d b.ce.or,..e vde portion...o.ere..by.a..e.t.message,.the.sou.d..ut.off during..... the..o..ending..item. Phtcop ifbnned ewsitesasse o hander had copedacn re-copied. d ewpa No, tis is not iitemina otalitarianorie.ther ieoi pittienbared wireand ft esachliht s But ohfi Aie nanadahesenasrdtownwekarmid thea Hompo-e alepulcatinbane esiest Theoban surreondse tesimoyinte a Han ooiantril. omoîawas enteed. rcnl e1 Noears inonecioe n atwith the mrders of Khris Fren Candaeslie ahaff tew St. Cathaiestaea twomolyea ago. tin an Ase mons evryonensotermnyOn tio nwmus kno, ril.shusan, a, a al s b e entlcbarged 9 ain connection with the murders ust rite hi arrest, Paul changed bis surname fromn Bernado te Teale, apparently as result of a family squabble. In deference to the courts, we will not talk about di the Homoîka trial. However, the reason for the ban is yi - a far weightier and more important matter. i l i icýlit . The ban has been put in place te make sure that Paul Teale receives a fair trial. He should be tried by . a juy of twelve people who have not been inisled by media speculation cnenn the case. If this were the sole reason, and the ban could be enforced, it t would serve te support the integrity of the courts. The difflculty, however, lies in, as Mr. Bumble put ';; it, the facts. First, as every computer bulletin board user knows first-hand, technology has made the ban impossible. Second, wouid publication make a fair trial impos- sible? RecalI, now, that even the lawyer for Paul Teale opposed the publication ban. Could there be other hidden reasons behind the ban? What else does a publication ban serve? Well, for one thing, it is possible that when the facts come te light, the courts and the police may be castigated for letting Karla Homoîka off too lightly. (Did they CNTUmN0 ~B OMNT RNDCME ,15 prmse ber a lighter sentence for testifying against Forty years ago a community arena was built on the west side of Green Street between berestranged husband?) Ontario and Gibert streets. This view is looking north from Ontario Street as construction Bans could also be used te cover corruption, police nears completion. 17he arena, the home of the faznous Whxtby Dunlops world champion incompetence, government influence, hockey teaxa, was demolished in 1972 when new standards were established for the In a separate recent case, a Canadian court placed construction of arenas. Wtty m vnpht a ban on aIl information concerning a case, including the charge, the name of the person(s) involved, where the case was tried, and the very fact that such a case was heard! Holy Nazi swastikas, Batman! 1 ER G From governments, we get the perpetual argument from the Wednesday, December 7, 1983 edition of the of the brain dead: heed the ban or suifer! WIITBY FREE P>RESS Okay, sure, governments do have te support the Homes west of Brock Street will ho purchased to make room for a new CNR overpass. 1aw" But1aIl-this so that-two&ye-rs-from now wecin" ~Aesiden«s]are.oppos-ng a prpoed six.sor ap.v artmnent buildingy at Byron and Mary is more important for our courts te be pen to I scrutiny, so aIl citizens ca.n see for themselves that I f _______________________________ justice is being served. jf