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Do you think it's right to name and release photos of suspects of serious crimes prior to trial?

theguywithnousername [Edit] [Delete] 17:31, 10 June '09

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

I'm not blaming the BBC alone for this obviously as doubtless this'll be all over the papers tomorrow but this woman's not yet been tried or convicted of any crime and surely publicly revealing her identity pretty much creates a permanent association of guilt in public minds, regardless of what might happen in a subsequent trial.

I really do think in serious or emotive crimes suspects' identities should be protected prior to going to trail.


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