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.
And here is the polar opposite - (one of) the ugliest mugshots:
More here: https://viralnova.com/the-worst-mugshots/
Ah, the unofficial inspiration for early
Now do Butt-head.
Heh-heh.
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You want me to do Butt-Head.
Heh-heh.
Mugshots are so bizarre to me. It’s a modern form of the mediaeval public shaming bloc…
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.
Wow I never thought of that reason, thank you for the insight.
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.
The word you’re looking for is “pillory.”
I probably have been playing too much Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
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.
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!
“You got a forehead on ya like a coffee table”