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Re: The Perp Walk
by Doug Mehus
I've always been bothered by the so-called "perp walks" that I see on the news. I feel that, regardless of the crime committed, everyone (including those suspected, or convicted, of committing a crime) is entitled to privacy. In all honesty, do we, as a society, really need to see these images? I believe a person's ethnicity, financial status, race, or sexual orientation should not be a factor because they are not the problem. The problem is that fact that many people are fixated and, perhaps, actually enjoy seeing such images. I believe the public has a right to know what goes on in court proceedings, of course. However, as for these "perp walks" of white collar criminals to petty thugs to the impoverished who steals a loaf of bread from the supermarket for his family are entirely unnecessarily and simply a window dressing, if you will. I am also an advocate against cameras in the court room for similar reasons, namely the accused's constitutional right to privacy. Moreover, we simply don't need to see it. We can get the information that we need to be informed from court documents, transcripts, and news reports. Constitutional rights should not dissolve when a person is accused of a crime. More people need to understand this, I think. Until next time, Doug Oh, I believe it's Andrew Fastow, the former CFO of Enron. Jeffrey Skilling was the former CEO. Perhaps you got the two first names mixed up? Not a problem. It's easy to get confused these days with all of the corporate malfeasance. ;)
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