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Doesn't America have the perp walk of shame (considered unlawful in some other developed countries)? Isn't that almost the same thing as this, just with a high
by markdown 14y ago
Doesn't America have the perp walk of shame (considered unlawful in some other developed countries)?
Isn't that almost the same thing as this, just with a higher probability that the shamed person is actually guilty of the crime?
- praptak 14y agoNo, while obviously uncivilized and outside of civilized rules of justice, it is not the same. At the minimum, there are some named people responsible for this who you can sue or at least make a dent in their reputation if they abuse their power (see Ortiz case.) The internet crowd bears zero responsibility.
- danielweber 14y agoVery good story about perp walks, and how they can be staged: http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/09/misconduct-is-only-news-when-journalists-say-it-is/ http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/09/misconduct-is-only-news-wh...