Posted on 07/24/2020 5:54:12 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
DETROIT -- A chain of eight Michigan newspapers will stop publishing mug shots of people charged with crimes as it seeks to break negative judgments, especially in cases involving minorities, a senior editor said Thursday.
The photos imply guilt long before trial and are indefinitely attached to news stories on the internet, no matter the outcome of a case, said John Hiner, vice president of content at MLive Media Group.
“Practices that we have followed for decades are due for a fresh look,” Hiner told readers. “Upon such review, we have determined that the reflexive use of mug shots does more to foster negative perceptions than to provide understanding to our readers.”
Mug shots are photos of people charged with crimes. They're released by police departments, especially under public record requests, though not all. San Francisco police recently stopped releasing photos unless a person poses a threat to the public.
MLive publishes The Grand Rapids Press as well as newspapers in Ann Arbor, Saginaw, Flint, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Bay City and Jackson. It also runs MLive.com.
Hiner said a new policy was under discussion for a while. But he noted that a Black woman last week asked a reporter why mug shots of minorities were regularly published.
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Unless they are white. 🤗
“Let’s, as a news outlet, hide the truth because we don’t like it and aren’t concerned about public safety.”
It will only foster more “racism”.
How many white Amish girls do you know named “Tameequah”?
Once convicted..ok. Just seems publishing mugshots are like a public shaming. Some could lose their jobs, places to live, negative publicity in child custody cases and possibly taint jury pools...that sort of thing.
If folks are truly assumed to be innocent till proven guilty..splashing mugshots across local media seems detrimental to the person's defense.
Must Muse needs to be studied, can’t tell me that dude is the same species as say.... Vanna White or Grace Kelly.
So if more information can disprove a stereotype then less information confirms it?
We are becoming very European. Unless the crime is very notorious, the names of people arrested, tried, and convicted are kept private in European countries.
Good point #5.
Unless the mug shots are associated with a Wanted List or poster.
Heh, they’ll publish lies about Trump, but not truth about perps.
The media likes to use the word “woke”. Boy, they’re going to see a real “WOKE” when we finally come after them.
ANTIFA will be child’s play.
It is intended to save them money on ink. (/s)
>>Unless the mug shots are associated with a Wanted List or poster.<<
Agree
As usual, there is really no need to publish pictures.
The names alone tells us all we really need to know.
Think of all the money they’ll save on ink!
The truth hurts the agenda - that agenda which says the image of police behavior - made by the media - has nothing to do with local crime rates.
>>>>>> Hiner said a new policy was under discussion for a while. But he noted that a Black woman last week asked a reporter why mug shots of minorities were regularly published.
The black (lower case) woman is mistaken. If most crimes are committed by black people, then it makes them people a MAJORITY of criminals.
Yes we wouldn’t want to shame criminals or alert the public.
How many times have you seen the published results of these alleged perps once it goes into the black hole of the justice system?
3-1/2 minutes...
It really doesn’t matter. The readers are all old people
Younger people will find the mug shots on their phones
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