24 Hours in Police Custody: Ch4
Discussion
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Having just watched this and found it particularly hard hitting it's brought a question up in the fckitdriveon household.
Do the suspects have to give permission for their faces to be shown?! Because I can't imagine these 2 sex offenders would be too forthcoming in terms of waiving their anonymity.
Is it public domain (i.e police station) so therefore no expectation of privacy , is it guilt related so you're guilty and therefore lose the right to anonymity ?!
The old boys wife , married for donkeys years and next thing she knows he's admitting to kiddie fiddling. Abused that guy over a period of 10 plus years . Vile .
Apologies if my question has been answered before.
Based on watching so many of these types of reality program it seems that you can be filmed and basically have no choice over whether it is shown or not.
On occasion I have seen they have blanked peoples faces out where at the end they say the person was innocent or the case was ongoing but that does not always happen.
As good as TV as it makes, I would hope, for example, that if either of the guys today were found not guilty that their faces would be totally blanked out.
On occasion I have seen they have blanked peoples faces out where at the end they say the person was innocent or the case was ongoing but that does not always happen.
As good as TV as it makes, I would hope, for example, that if either of the guys today were found not guilty that their faces would be totally blanked out.
Fckitdriveon said:
Having just watched this and found it particularly hard hitting it's brought a question up in the fckitdriveon household.
Do the suspects have to give permission for their faces to be shown?! Because I can't imagine these 2 sex offenders would be too forthcoming in terms of waiving their anonymity.
Is it public domain (i.e police station) so therefore no expectation of privacy , is it guilt related so you're guilty and therefore lose the right to anonymity ?!
The old boys wife , married for donkeys years and next thing she knows he's admitting to kiddie fiddling. Abused that guy over a period of 10 plus years . Vile .
Apologies if my question has been answered before.
If they name or visually identify the accused at the beginning or early in the show then they will be found guilty by the end of the show.Do the suspects have to give permission for their faces to be shown?! Because I can't imagine these 2 sex offenders would be too forthcoming in terms of waiving their anonymity.
Is it public domain (i.e police station) so therefore no expectation of privacy , is it guilt related so you're guilty and therefore lose the right to anonymity ?!
The old boys wife , married for donkeys years and next thing she knows he's admitting to kiddie fiddling. Abused that guy over a period of 10 plus years . Vile .
Apologies if my question has been answered before.
I don't think I've seen an unidentified person found guilty or an identified person found not guilty.
I think the 'public interest' overides the 'right to private life' when guilt has been proven - the programme makers already know someone has been found guilty before they edit/make the episode in question - so privacy is not an issue when using the police recordings
I can't recall any episode of an alleged child abuser being found innocent and I suspect that's a 'political' decision on the part of the makers/broadcaster to encourage victims to feel they will be believed and to come forward
These episodes always make me feel there's a crucial part missed out - like how they progressed with the old man from one person's word against another to a guilty plea - seemed to be big gaps there that a defence barrister would have used.
It is a strange age where police claim they cannot 'name and shame' murderers on the run, but a probable criminal (who still has rights and could well be identified and experience violence in prison or on the street as a result) can have a camera shoved in his face through the whole process.
What makes it even more odd is that when these programs get repeated on the minor channels, everyone suddenly gets blurred out and their names beeped, even the coppers some times!
What makes it even more odd is that when these programs get repeated on the minor channels, everyone suddenly gets blurred out and their names beeped, even the coppers some times!
hungry_hog said:
Why do they have to ask innumerable questions when the answer is "no comment", and the solicitor says "no comment" at the start. Complete waste of time.
Because they have to give an opportunity to answer so when it goes to trial they cannot with some answer and then say they were never asked in the Police station interview.Bit disappointing they charged for slavery but dropped the charge with no explanation.
eldar said:
hungry_hog said:
Why do they have to ask innumerable questions when the answer is "no comment", and the solicitor says "no comment" at the start. Complete waste of time.
Eliminates excuses/explanations at trial? Oakey said:
Going no comment is probably why they dropped the slavery charge. They had little evidence and as he didn't answer any questions there was no way for him to incriminate himself.
Is this the same family that we're going around Europe robbing stately homes / museums?
You dont charge someone unless you already believe you have the evidenceIs this the same family that we're going around Europe robbing stately homes / museums?
if they believed that then it would have been no further action
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