Do you think the public should have access to mugshots?

Asked by KTVZ

1,006 Votes

Do you think the public should have access to mugshots?

83%

Yes, everyone should! Yes, everyone should!

17%

No, it should be limited. No, it should be limited.

83%

Yes, everyone should!

I think everyone should be able to have access to view mugshots.

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5 Comments

HLH *

why not ? it's one of the prices you pay for doing wrong

Me Me

There are increasingly more rights for criminals and fewer rights for law-abiding citizens.

Rose Bud

We need to know what these people look like, for identification and safety.

Tim Collins

yes

Latterdaysaint

It's for are safety

17%

No, it should be limited.

I don't think mugshots should be available for everyone. We need to prevent harassment and one's privacy.

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3 Comments

Mike Everstone

Mugshots are taken however the person is not convicted. Given the number of unarmed people across the US that were shot this year, do you truly believe releasing mugshots of people prior to a hearing where they are connected is a good idea.

Latterdaysaint

It's for our safety

k san

Personally, it makes me cringe when KTVZ starts off their nightly newscast with some stringy, greasy-haired creep's picture on my TV screen for being arrested. It's a complete turnoff! I usually fast-forward over everything else to the weather when they start with that. It is gross.

David Kline

They bias public opinion about the guilt of the arrested. Many times people are arrested & released or the charges are dropped but that mug shot makes us all think they "must have done something". Plus they are just used to shame people as another deterrent to crime. But do they really affect rates?