Hi everyone! I’m European. And lately, I have been wondering about “mugshots”. If I have understood correctly (but correct me if I’m wrong, that is why I am posting here: to learn!), whenever someone is arrested under the suspicion of some crime, mugshots are taken, and made publically available.
Is this true, or is this just an impression of mine? Can anyone just view the pics of people who have been arrested without being proven guilty?
Thanks in advance to anyone who cares to shed some light on this topic!
Much love to you all from Europe!
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not all counties/cities/states make public the mugshots, and not all of them will even take a mugshot.
the arrest record is however a public matter. and thats what I see as a problem. if I am arrested, and later found not guilty, my arrest record was made public and now I am going to suffer the consequences of an inept police dept that decided I was the one that should be arrested, and this can be found YEARS after a person is found not guilty, and can impact getting jobs etc.
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