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Should names be published when charged but not yet convicted?
Topic Started: Mar 13 2018, 09:35 PM (146 Views)
Riley
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http://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-man-suing-toronto-cops-after-fraud-charges-stayed-says-they-destroyed-me
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Jolly
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It's a good question. I think not publishing upon arrest is how the English system is supposed to work.

I suspect Richard Jewell had some pretty definitive opinions.
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Riley
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Jolly
Mar 14 2018, 05:20 AM
It's a good question. I think not publishing upon arrest is how the English system is supposed to work.

I suspect Richard Jewell had some pretty definitive opinions.
The problem is, get accused of a crime, they plaster your face all over the media. But oops, turns out we couldn’t find any evidence, maybe they didn’t do it. But no one cares by then. Google that guys name, you’ll probably get dozens of articles accusing him of fraud, and likely only the one article to say otherwise.
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Mikhailoh
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Yeah, I rather have to agree, but not sure how we would implement such a thing.
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Jolly
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Mikhailoh
Mar 16 2018, 02:08 AM
Yeah, I rather have to agree, but not sure how we would implement such a thing.
Aqua is the newsroom guy, but most crime stories start with the arrest record, which is public. Take that out of the public domain, and you solve a lot of it. Also, anybody in law enforcement who divulges an arrested person's name to the press, is immediately fired without pension, upon completion of due process.

Except for the most high profile of stuff, this might work.
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Jolly
Mar 16 2018, 04:11 AM
Mikhailoh
Mar 16 2018, 02:08 AM
Yeah, I rather have to agree, but not sure how we would implement such a thing.
Aqua is the newsroom guy, but most crime stories start with the arrest record, which is public. Take that out of the public domain, and you solve a lot of it. Also, anybody in law enforcement who divulges an arrested person's name to the press, is immediately fired without pension, upon completion of due process.

Except for the most high profile of stuff, this might work.
I dunno. You have the person's face in the photo at the start of the article, and then 800 to 2,000 words detailing every facet of what he or she "allegedly" did, according to the police report. Everybody in that town is going to know who that person is.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Mikhailoh
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What is worse? The occasional damage to an individual or hiding police actions?
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Jolly
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How is the press going to know who was arrested and when, if they aren't tipped off or have an arrest record?
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Mikhailoh
Mar 16 2018, 04:15 AM
What is worse? The occasional damage to an individual or hiding police actions?
Not sure. If you're talking about, say, a charge of fishing without a license, they'll weather that fairly easy. If we're talking sexual harassment, good night. Better move to a town that doesn't have internet access, even if you're cleared.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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I think the cure is worse than the disease in this case. We do not want law enforcement to be able to operate in the dark.
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Riley
Mar 15 2018, 09:47 PM

But oops, turns out we couldn’t find any evidence, maybe they didn’t do it. But no one cares by then. Google that guys name, you’ll probably get dozens of articles accusing him of fraud, and likely only the one article to say otherwise.

Let's not forget OJ.

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Mikhailoh
Mar 16 2018, 04:23 AM
I think the cure is worse than the disease in this case. We do not want law enforcement to be able to operate in the dark.
Hmm, didn’t consider that.
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If we didn’t have people that were charged but not convicted published what would American media look like? :lol2:
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