Mug shots draw criticism
By Ni Yinbin |
May 24, 2013, Friday
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SHENZHEN City police are being criticized for an anti-street theft campaign in which they have posted mug shots of nearly two dozen repeat offenders on billboards, Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday.
The mug shots of 23 repeat offenders, including three women, appear on the billboards in the city's Luohu District. Aside from blurred out eyes, the faces are visible, prompting some to say the police had violated their rights to privacy, the report said.
Police responded by saying they were testing a new tactic to reduce street theft and that if proven successful, the idea will be expanded to more areas, the report said.
Officers told the newspaper more than 70 theft suspects are active in the district.
The trial started on May 16. In the past week, no theft was reported on Shennan Road, where two to three thefts were usually reported each week, the report said.
Police also told the newspaper they are trying this new tactic because many street thieves are not detained for long because the cases usually involve small sums of money. Police added most thieves return to stealing once they have been released from custody.
The mug shots of 23 repeat offenders, including three women, appear on the billboards in the city's Luohu District. Aside from blurred out eyes, the faces are visible, prompting some to say the police had violated their rights to privacy, the report said.
Police responded by saying they were testing a new tactic to reduce street theft and that if proven successful, the idea will be expanded to more areas, the report said.
Officers told the newspaper more than 70 theft suspects are active in the district.
The trial started on May 16. In the past week, no theft was reported on Shennan Road, where two to three thefts were usually reported each week, the report said.
Police also told the newspaper they are trying this new tactic because many street thieves are not detained for long because the cases usually involve small sums of money. Police added most thieves return to stealing once they have been released from custody.
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