• TomMasz@piefed.social
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    17 hours ago

    This happened in my hometown, Rochester, NY. It has become an eternal part of local lore. You can find his mugshot everywhere.

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      17 hours ago

      apparently he got it from being punched in the eye as a kid. it was permanent.

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        13 hours ago

        I actually have this same thing, one pupil is very often far more dilated than the other.

        Did Karate as a kid to young adult, for a decade, been in a number of other kinds of tussles… I’ve actually taken more serious blows to the head than I can count.

        … I am also a twink, so, there’s that too, lol.

        Oh. It’s also the same eye, left eye, that’s dilated.

        … Huh.

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          12 hours ago

          bowie had a lot of surgery from the hit to the face, over a couple of months. if you don’t remember having that, then i think the eye thing is not your biggest issue

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            Oh I didn’t have surgery because I am poor and didn’t / don’t have good healthcare.

            I’ve been seriously concussed and/or outright knocked out cold… well, again, more times than I can remember.

            You are right though: I am now a year + into my own daily at-home PT to recover from my latest, and by far most significant wallop, so I do in fact have bigger issues at present.

            It’s a shame, haven’t been able to get out to any Karaoke spots in a while… it’s been so long.

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        14 hours ago

        On the other hand, a legal obligation to collect and publish mugshots on intake prevents people from getting disappeared.

        Though that’s still a concern in the US these days, when ICE is able to just kidnap people off the streets and ship them wherever with no due process.

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        14 hours ago

        It is actually illegal to publish the name, face or any identifying information about suspects in some countries. Just because you are suspected of a crime, doesn’t mean you’ve lost your right to privacy. And it only helps to further public outrage and mob justice. The media can tell their stories just fine without naming or showing the people who are suspected of doing so.

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        14 hours ago

        mediaeval public shaming bloc…

        The word you’re looking for is “pillory.”

        I probably have been playing too much Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

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        I can see the rationale in their publishing after someone has been proven guilty for certain crimes.

        Like, I think being able to recognise confirmed rapist Brock Allen Turner is pretty good.

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      14 hours ago

      The fact that mugshots stay public long after the convicted have done their time, or even if they haven’t been convicted, is abhorrent.
      Demand better!