FBI want to put criminal up in lights

[streaky]

The FBI announced that it wants to install 150 electronic billboards in 20 US cities to display mug shots of fugitives and mispers andhigh-security messages. Goes to show what you can do when you don't have Human Rights or Data Protection legisaltion to contend with - Streaky

[Jasandjules]

In THEORY it can sort of be done here too.. Ellis was a CofA decision IIRC which could mean a House of Lords Appeal made to clarify the situation. Ellis did not give, as some police forces seem to believe, the criminal carte blanche rights to privacy.

[herewego]

I thought mug shots were common practice, both in the UK and USA. Don't they issue pictures of America's most wanted e.g. And crimestoppers or whatever the TV programme is shows stills and videos of suspects.

[streaky]

herewego said:

I thought mug shots were common practice, both in the UK and USA. Don't they issue pictures of America's most wanted e.g. And crimestoppers or whatever the TV programme is shows stills and videos of suspects.

Remember the furore when Reid (IIRC) couldn;t publish the photographs of certain individuals who had broken their control orders and absconded ... because it would breach their Human Rights? - Streaky

[herewego]

streaky said:

herewego said:

I thought mug shots were common practice, both in the UK and USA. Don't they issue pictures of America's most wanted e.g. And crimestoppers or whatever the TV programme is shows stills and videos of suspects.

Remember the furore when Reid (IIRC) couldn;t publish the photographs of certain individuals who had broken their control orders and absconded ... because it would breach their Human Rights? - Streaky

Do you mean these three?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,20869...

[streaky]

herewego said:

streaky said:

herewego said:

I thought mug shots were common practice, both in the UK and USA. Don't they issue pictures of America's most wanted e.g. And crimestoppers or whatever the TV programme is shows stills and videos of suspects.

Remember the furore when Reid (IIRC) wouldn't publish the photographs of certain individuals who had broken their control orders and absconded ... because it would breach their Human Rights? - Streaky

Do you mean these three?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,20869...

Not those three. Apologies, it was not "control orders" that were broken [had a 'senior moment']; it was convicted foreign criminals who had been released into the community rather than being deported and whom - following the debacle contingent upon the announcement - the police wanted to find somewhat urgently ... but couldn't publish their photographs, which wasn't a great help! - Streaky

[crackedfinger]

streaky said:

The FBI announced that it wants to install 150 electronic billboards in 20 US cities to display mug shots of fugitives and mispers andhigh-security messages. Goes to show what you can do when you don't have Human Rights or Data Protection legisaltion to contend with - Streaky

Ever watched Crime stoppers?