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>Naming suspects in these cases seems so weird from a non-US perspective, there's not even been a court case. As I understand it, the original reason for this

>Naming suspects in these cases seems so weird from a non-US perspective, there's not even been a court case. As I understand it, the original reason for this is to prevent the police from simply making people disappear. It's a public check on what the police and government do to people.

darkwater 6y ago
Even in that case is the WRONG solution to a problem.
- marcinzm 6y ago
  Then what is the better solution? Saying it's wrong without giving alternatives isn't a very useful comment imho. edit: And the solution needs to apply to the US, with all it's brokenness, not some other country with different social structures.
  - chris_wot 6y ago
    The media doesn’t do this is the U.K. or Australia. We have much stronger libel laws. Nobody has been “disappeared” by the police, either.
    - joh6nn 6y ago
      serious question: how would you know?
    - rodgerd 6y ago
      > Nobody has been “disappeared” by the police, either. Your faith in the British police would be charming if it wasn't the thing that lead to things like the Guildford 4.
  - darkwater 6y ago
    > Then what is the better solution? That police should not make people disappear from their families without proper noticing, it would be a starter. I'm not from the USA but I think I can already guess who usually suddenly go missing because the police got them.