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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The origin of it is, we’re booking you into our system because you’re accused of a crime – we need your picture. They’re public depending on the city/county/state if arrest records are public or not. They don’t publish mugshots just for fun like a high school yearbook, its because they need it for the arrest record.
And yes, this arrest record is public whether or not the person is guilty. There’s a subgenre of mugshots of people that *know* they’re innocent and they’re hilarious.
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