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By *teph-Sammie OP Couple (FF)
over a year ago
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A local fella to us has recently been convicted and sentenced for drug dealing.
Are the police allowed and under what right do they give the press his facial image to print.
I'm presuming this was obviously without his permission.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Anything dealt with by courts is basically public.
If convicted of a crime, anyone's face or name could end up in the paper or on a public list of some sort. |
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"A local fella to us has recently been convicted and sentenced for drug dealing.
Are the police allowed and under what right do they give the press his facial image to print.
I'm presuming this was obviously without his permission.."
It's worrying why your questioning this? Are you defending him? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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If you look in local papers you will often see people's names and even addresses published and details of what they are on trial for and if they are being remanded. This is before any conviction! Not sure it should be allowed but obviously it is. But after being convicted, yes, the press can and will publish full details and even photos |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you look in local papers you will often see people's names and even addresses published and details of what they are on trial for and if they are being remanded. This is before any conviction! Not sure it should be allowed but obviously it is. But after being convicted, yes, the press can and will publish full details and even photos"
It has to be public so justice can be seen. Reporting restrictions can be requested in court, but it goes against a fair trial. |
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"A local fella to us has recently been convicted and sentenced for drug dealing.
Are the police allowed and under what right do they give the press his facial image to print.
I'm presuming this was obviously without his permission.."
I may be wrong (although that doesn't happen often  ) but I believe that any person in a public place can have their picture taken without consent. The concept being that if you are in a public place that you have no expectation of privacy.
From a point of printing the pictures, that would only be an issue IF accompanied by libellous or slanderous comments. If he has been convicted, then comments about his crime will be true.
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By *teph-Sammie OP Couple (FF)
over a year ago
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No ! In no way defending him !
Just curious as to what rights the police have with regards to releasing photos to the press.
You'll often see in the papers it's the ones taken by the police that are used. |
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