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>MATHS IS ILLEGAL - OFFICIAL
>
>According to the current New Scientist (13 Dec pp18-19) the Appeal Court in
>the UK has upheld a ruling that "formulas, mathematical or otherwise" are
>"inappropriate" for juries. Apparently such techniques are "too rigid" and
>lead juries into "inappropriate and unnecessary realms of theory and
>complexity". The laws of probability have been declared "a recipe for
>confusion, misunderstanding amd misjudgement". Juries should instead rely
>on their " individual common sense and knowledg of the world".
>
>Should we be worried about this? I think I am.
>
>Peter Gill
>School of Education
>King's College London
>Cornwall House Annex
>Waterloo Rd
>London
>England
>SE1 8TX
>
>0171 872 3188
>
Geoffrey Akst
Mathematics Department
Manhattan Community College
199 Chambers Street
NY, NY 10007
(v) 212/346-8530, -8531, -8532
(f) 212/346-8550
(e) akst@idt.net
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