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New human rights farce as police are afraid to release crooks’ mugshots despite national guidelines
Daily Mail (UK) ^
| 16:14 EST, 13 July 2013
| Martin Beckford
Posted on 07/14/2013 12:20:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A new secret justice row broke out last night after The Mail on Sunday discovered that hundreds of thousands of convicted criminals are having their identities protected by police.
More than half of forces in England and Wales refuse to publish mugshots of offenders unless they have been jailed—in defiance of national guidelines.
Some insist on sentences of more than three years before they release a custody photo to the press, citing concerns about data protection and the criminals’ human rights. …
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: england; mugshots; suspects; ungland; wales
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posted on
07/14/2013 12:20:23 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
citing concerns about data protection and the criminals’ human rights. …How can you ascribe human rights to an animal?
To: Olog-hai
Ungland...
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posted on
07/14/2013 12:39:35 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Olog-hai
In one well-known case, Derbyshire Constabulary refused to release photographs of two murderers who had fled from an open prison, arguing that they had likely left the area and therefore posed no risk to residents.
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posted on
07/14/2013 12:47:51 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Olog-hai
I did not go to the link to read the entire piece, but I am willing to bet that they are not releasing the pics because the majority of the perps are scuzzlim immigrants.
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posted on
07/14/2013 1:23:50 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved! -Ps80)
To: Olog-hai
In fairness to not releasing the mugshot if there is no conviction, an innocent person could suffer severe embarrassment if they were arrested in connection to a crime (It does happen). However cases like In one well-known case, Derbyshire Constabulary refused to release photographs of two murderers who had fled from an open prison, arguing that they had likely left the area and therefore posed no risk to residents. cause one to re-examine the lack of IQ tests for certain jobs.
To: Olog-hai
Public affairs by UK government. There are daily publications of crimes in the USA by UK media, while publications about crimes in the UK are decreasing.
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posted on
07/14/2013 1:58:28 PM PDT
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
To: Olog-hai
If they thought they could do it without negative economic consequences for them, they’d be saying that Americans don’t bathe.
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posted on
07/14/2013 1:59:19 PM PDT
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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