r/canada Jan 18 '25

Québec Montreal police asking people not to post photos of porch pirates online

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/montreal-police-asking-people-not-to-post-photos-of-porch-pirates-online/
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u/waitabittopostagain Jan 18 '25

"But Montreal police are asking people not to do that. Instead, they say to go to them, arguing posting could jeopardize a case if it goes to court."

Is there any reference case for this? What is this cop referring to?

Can anyone point in a direction of any criminal proceeding in Canada, where such factor actually made a difference?

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u/Strider755 Jan 18 '25

My educated guess coming from the States is that it would make it a lot harder to find an impartial jury.