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They say print is a dying medium, but you wouldn't be able to tell from the quick ascendancy of Just Busted, a three-month-old Tennessee newspaper which regularly sells out at stores.So what's the secret to the weekly's instant success? Well, as its name suggests Just Busted consists of mug shots -- and solely mug shots. And not only has the one-dollar tabloid proved popular with consumers, but some say it has made it easier for the authorities to capture fugitives who have skipped out on bail.
However, not everyone is fan of the new publication. Chattanooga-area defense attorney Jerry Summers thinks publicizing mug shots of those who have been arrested but not yet convicted infringes upon their Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.
We're not sure what to think about this, but we will plead guilty to having gawked at the mug shots of just-busted sexy ladies in the past.
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Tuesday 25 August
By f00638
Sorry for the defense attorney, but to prevent the press from publishing photos & information on arrests would lead to a "secret arrest" process - one that freedom can not afford.
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Tuesday 25 August
By bev
There are some innocent people that get arrested so I can understand what this lawyer is saying about people's rites. Why don't they just put in the paper the people that have been found guilty. I would like a paper to be put out on where all the pedaphiles live and their faces in those papers.
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Tuesday 25 August
By isuamlmbf
We have one of these papers in my hometown, (Tampa, FL) that comes out weekly. About 50 mug shots per page in a 10-12 page newspaper. One page is dedicated to a zip code in the city each week listing all of the known sex offenders who live in that zip code.
Tuesday 25 August
By lightfoot
Great comment Bev. Only put the convicted person's mugshot in paper. also add what area where the thieves live and who they are, because it is said, once a thief, always a thief.
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Tuesday 25 August
By WES
HERE WE GO AGAIN!WORRYING ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR CRIMINAL.THEY SHOULD NOT ONLY SHOW MUG SHOTS BUT WHAT THE CRIMINAL DID TO THE VICTIM.DID THE VICTIMS GET A FAIR TRIAL BEFORE THEY BECAME A VICTIM?READ THE CONSTITUTION,WHEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME YOU LOSE YOUR RIGHTS UNTIL YOU SERVE YOUR TIME AND HAVE THEM RESTORED.PUBLISH EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM AND THEIR CRIMES.TO H--L WITH THEIR RIGHTS!
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Tuesday 25 August
By Melissa
Well, I live in Shreveport Louisiana. There is a small paper here that reports all of the arrests that were made in the week prior. It also runs stories about other law enforcement issues. It is quite a popular paper. But anyway, it publishes the mug shot, name, address, and charge. No one seems to mind too much. It has a tag line also, something like...If you dont want people to know what you did, then dont do it.
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Tuesday 25 August
By sportsdudeking
In Anderson, South Carolina, there is a small paper called "Jail Birds," which has mug shots of recent arrests, as well as, a wanted page.
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Tuesday 25 August
By Jorge
ITS NOT ALL FAIR and yes there have been a few ones here in miami that latter where found to not have done ANYTHING WRONG SO IT WORKS BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS A FINE LINE ON THIS ???
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Tuesday 25 August
By GDP
Jerry is on target. While the courts function on the principle of innocent till proven guilty, public opinion does not. Even in standard press an arrest may make the front page but an aquital goes to page 14. Often in aquitals some people wrongly work from a "where there is smoke there is fire" attitude. Sometimes there is a smoke bomb. We should move more to the British system of publishing only initials unless there is a conviction. Unless there is a conviction, we usually do not need to know about it.
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Tuesday 25 August
By Donald
What is wrong with you people! This is all fine until some jerk picks you up or one of your kids for utter crap and your arrest is splattered all over this paper! I bet they will never put the charges were dropped or it was a BS charge. I suggest anyone posted in their paper whom charges are dropped on sue the HELL out of them...
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Tuesday 25 August
By Robert
There is a local police magazine in Galveston, TX that publishes all arrests made and people who have warrants out too. They even write funny little stories about them. We love to read it when we go down there. All of this is public knowledge, when you get arrested your community has a right to know what for. This is nothing new. Dont get arrested if you dont want your mug out there for all to see.
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Tuesday 25 August
By pete
From the article, the photos have helped capture bail jumpers and others who have not show for court. If they don't show, how can they be convicted, and therefore dicide if their rights have been violated?
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Tuesday 25 August
By davenadir
Nonsense - the fact that someone's arrested has no more to do with guilt or innocence than them walking down the street. No matter what, they're innocent until they're proven to be guilty!
The 6th Amendment to the US Constitution:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and *public* trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence (sic).
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Tuesday 25 August
By paulster73
Hey WES NUMBER ONE STOP YELLING WE CAN'T HEAR YOU ANYWAY!!!. No.2 I can hardly wait till your mistakenly arrested then we will see how you feel about the entire country thinking you a criminal!!. I do belive they should wait till you are convicted then it's OK.
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Tuesday 25 August
By MICHELLE
This paper is merely the 21st century version of the WANTED poster. Perhaps people who are offended should print their own paper called Just Exonerated and print pictures of those who have been cleared of the charges against them.
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Tuesday 25 August
By Marie
We once learned the hard way that anybody can accuse you of something and have you arrested. Of course in the end it all worked out fine, but once you are in the paper, you are considered guilty. You can ask for a retraction later, but you're lucky if somebody reads it...and it calls attention to the wrongly accused all over again. I am all for criminals getting their due, but not everybody accused is guilty.
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Tuesday 25 August
By crystal
i think it is very helpful to use such a thing but it may have an effect on there trial. on the other hand they did the crime and what ever shows will show no matter what. so they need to take responsability for there actions. instead of trying to get through the loops of the system. maybe they will think more clearly next time.
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Wednesday 26 August
By Innocent
I was arrested for a crime that someone committed in my name. Since I was the victim of identity theft should MY photo have been published when I was arrested for it? I think not. An arrest does not equal guilt.
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Tuesday 25 August
By Jon
I like this idea; looking down upon others makes me feel better about myself.
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Tuesday 25 August
By paulzx12
This harkens back to the days of public humiliation by placing someone in the stocks or something similar. I'm all for public humiliation IF THEY'RE GUILTY and have enough conscience to be able to feel humiliated. But I still believe in two things: Innocent until proven guilty and the right to make amends. Not all guilty people are bad people. Good people make bad mistakes sometimes. It's the ones who are doing life on the installment plans, one conviction at a time, that I say "HANG 'EM HIGH"!
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