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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
If they were publishing CONVISTIONS then I have no problem with it at all... I believe this is current practice in any case.
Publishing the names of people who have not yet been convicted but only arrested and charged with a certain offence is utterly outrageous
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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
This is an attempt to create, perhaps in a small way, a police state - ignoring the courts and passing a guilty sentence at the point of arrest. It is a terrible thing, a disgrace...
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Agreed. I have no issues with publicizing convictions once due process has run its course, but it seems lately in an effort to appear as tough as possible on crimes the whole concept of innocent until proven guilty is being cast aside.