I didn’t see how that prevents disappearing. If they want you gone they just won’t take a mugshot.
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mipadaitu@lemmy.world 6 months agoBecause it means there’s a public record of people detained by police, makes it harder to disappear people.
There’s a serious consequence of people assuming arrested=guilty, and regardless of the result, your life can be ruined. But there’s still a way to keep the public informed about who the cops locked up.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 months ago
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
It’s not just arrested=guilty, but accused=guilty
This is why mugshots or other pictures of people not yet convicted should not be published
ninpnin@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
They could just disappear someone and not put it in the record?