Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I have never been arrested, had a moving violation or even a parking ticket.
In the unlikely event, if I were to be arrested, making my booking photo available to the public would be devastating.
An arrest is not a conviction.
BTW, the legislation in Oregon passed with bipartisan support.
It's almost like you just typed something without researching it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Take a History Class
Do you have anything to back up your assertion that it was a bipartisan bill? Legiscan refers to it as as "strong partisan bill" and the final vote in the Oregon Senate shows not a single Republican voted for this. Please refer to this link.
Do you have anything to back up your assertion that it was a bipartisan bill? Legiscan refers to it as as "strong partisan bill" and the final vote in the Oregon Senate shows not a single Republican voted for this. Please refer to this link.
This only requires the removal of the Mug Shot up until the time the person is convicted. If they are convicted then they can still be released.
One main issue is the "Pay for Removal" sites that grab and basically blackmail someone to remove a mugshot photo from their site from people that were only arrested but not convicted.
The bill however doesn't seem to go far enough. As it allows these sites to still charge up to $50 to have them remove a person's photo. If a person's mugshot shows up on several sites this could still be a few hundred dollars a person could end up paying.
Quote:
This new law also creates rules for those who operate publish-for-pay products. They must comply with requests for removal and destruction of mugshots within 30 days. The deadline is reduced to seven days if the person making the request was acquitted, pardoned or otherwise not prosecuted for the crime.
They can no longer have "conditions" for these photos to be removed and are limited to charging no more than a $50 fee.
A bill also allows people to sue these sites if they fail to remove the mugshots.
I always thought it was wrong to go and paste people's photos and news stories in the paper for alleged crimes before they were convicted I support this law. It becomes basically guilty until proven innocent in the eyes of Joe public.
That's pretty much how I see it. And I see someone already brought up the scummy "Pay for Removal" sites.
Once something is online, it's out there forever. I don't like the idea of ANY public record being on the internet. Identity thieves use it to their advantage, especially home title theft. There's a big difference between looking up a public record online (which can be done by anyone, anywhere) and going to the records office and requesting a public record.
This new law doesn't prevent the news or newspapers from using mugshots. It's not as thought they're disappearing, altogether.
Once something is online, it's out there forever. I don't like the idea of ANY public record being on the internet. Identity thieves use it to their advantage, especially home title theft. There's a big difference between looking up a public record online (which can be done by anyone, anywhere) and going to the records office and requesting a public record.
This new law doesn't prevent the news or newspapers from using mugshots. It's not as thought they're disappearing, altogether.
So, I actually agree with this.
The internet is the new public square.
You're supporting censorship in the public square.
Tell me, where do you socialize, besides the internet? How does your socialization now compare to how you socialized pre-1990?
I always thought it was wrong to go and paste people's photos and news stories in the paper for alleged crimes before they were convicted I support this law. It becomes basically guilty until proven innocent in the eyes of Joe public.
The only ones they post here are people who are on bond and did not show up for court.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
