[redwitch]

I still want to know what has happened to innocent until proven guilty? I can think of absolutely no reason to publish this individual's name and photograph. After a trial, yes; now, no. What possible advantage is there to any of us knowing that a young woman was arrested for possession of heroin (also in the online news with picture)? Drug addiction is a horrible, tragic disease. Where was the harm in the couple arrested for having sex in public? Did that crime really deserve to have names/pictures given? Was the public humiliation really necessary?

That Florida is so willing to name names when arresting someone is nauseating to me. Funny that I rarely find news of someone being declared innocent or found not guilty after an arrest.

Do I want to know if a sexual predator is living near me? Yes. Do I care that someone was arrested for a sex crime that was an act against the law but basically not harmful (i.e., urinating in public; a 19 YO having sex with his 15 YO girl friend)? Not particularly. Yet, these crimes are lumped together.

Tell me if someone has been arrested for burglarizing TV homes or mugging an old woman. But names don't have to be mentioned. It is enough to know that a suspect has been arrested and will be tried; that someone who has done true harm to others has been stopped; that our streets are a little safer (not that our streets are all that dangerous to begin with).

Sorry, I. Just. Don't. Get. It.