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Re:Stupid Legal Threats: You Can't Write About Me Because of... by Houshalter on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:13PM (#5598803)
Well maybe the police shouldn't release mugshots, but that's different from making it illegal for people to have them.

>If that still doesn't work, picture this: you wake up tomorrow to find the police at your door. Why? An ex-girlfriend, or ex-boyfriend, or co-worker, or child at the charity you volunteer with, or some total stranger, has just made up completely random shit about you. Or your image is similar to that of someone photographed doing something Really Really Bad. Or your Twitter / Facebook / HN account has been hacked and is spewing bile or terrorist threats.

How would a defamation law prevent this exactly?

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Re:Stupid Legal Threats: You Can't Write About Me Because of... by dredmorbius on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @10:30PM (#5599340)
How would a defamation law prevent this exactly?

I didn't say it would. The original question was "what is wrong with publishing mugshots".

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