Nassau's 'Wall of Shame' archive
The office of Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi releases the photos of individuals charged with DWI. His office excludes defendants who are under the age of 19. The gallery represents the charge at the time of the photo. Newsday.com will not be updating the status of these cases. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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Don't get me wrong I am no fan of DWI but isn't this a little hypocritical?
Why not have pedophilia suspects, murder suspects, burglary suspects, etc?
DWI is typically just a misdemeanor unless injury or repeat offense occurs.
If this newspaper had any real balls they would be throwing up the felony suspects.
According to this "news organization's" turned judge, jury , executioner own disclaimer on the page, "All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty."
According to this "news organization's" turned judge, jury , executioner own disclaimer on the page, "All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty."
They are, in theory, innocent according to this country's judicial system.
The same judicial system that protects the papers first amendment right to free speech if I am not mistaken.
(technically it should be "presumed innocent UNTIL proven" guilty but hey they are just a world wide news reporting outlet. Who is watching or reading anyways, right? I think it is hilarious when newspapers have no firm grip on the native language of their own medium.)
(technically it should be "presumed innocent UNTIL proven" guilty but hey they are just a world wide news reporting outlet. Who is watching or reading anyways, right? I think it is hilarious when newspapers have no firm grip on the native language of their own medium.)
I also like the way Newsday.com says they "will not be updating the status of these cases."
So in the off chance someone IS found innocent Newsday won't print any retraction, just let the public humiliation of the innocent ride out over the next century on the web....nice.
Wouldn't presumed innocence until proven guilt apply to ANY of the offenders they could publish?
If that is what the newspaper is using to exonerate themselves they are on thin ice.
They don't have the balls to publish the mugshot photos of ALL criminal suspects...the paper has taken it upon themselves to only routinely publish DWI mugshot photos of persons accused but not yet judged in a court of law.
I smell hypocrisy at the least and class action lawsuit at the worst.
What happened to impartial news reporting.
Who do the print media think they are? Bloggers?
P.S. Some of the photos ARE hilarious, you should check them out on that basis alone.
I smell hypocrisy at the least and class action lawsuit at the worst.
What happened to impartial news reporting.
Who do the print media think they are? Bloggers?
P.S. Some of the photos ARE hilarious, you should check them out on that basis alone.
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