Sunday, July 10, 2011,
Picking Up Computer Speed
My computer is running infinitely faster than it did last week. Much faster. It probably has to do with Microsoft installing so many updates since my computer is basically out of the box, same condition as when I bought it a year ago. That's really good new for me.

I still can't down load AOL desktop (my browser since I first got a computer), but I still have AOL. No need to go through the bother of changing that. Plus, I was able to Bookmark Blogger in Draft, which is goo.


Now to brief and totally random thought--I read that a NYC councilman wants to end perp walks. Here we go again. The same excuses as ever--the defendant is innocent unless proven guilty, perp walks invade their privacy, perp walks are demeaning, and unnecessary. Just to clarify a little. I have no problem whatsoever with perp walks. Perp walks aren't the same as posing defendants, as if they were the catch of a fisherman's day. The majority of police departments forbid posing with criminals, because that can really become demeaning if taken to extremes.

If people worry about criminal defendants and their privacy, where do we drawn the line on how much privacy they are entitled to? Cover the windows/bars of their cells? And it's not as if court proceedings aren't open to the public. Some complain perp walks could bias a jury if potential jurors and witlessness see what a the defendants looks like before the trail. The majority of cops are aware of this and simply put a paper bag over the person's face. It's as simple as that.

This on again/off again debate over perp walks typically occurs after some high profile person is arrested.
 
posted by Keli Ata
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