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Another DUI Example of Guilty Until Proven Guilty...

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Over the weekend, Oahu started a new program. All those arrested for DUI in Oahu will have their ?mugshots? publicly displayed on the Honolulu Police Department?s website. This project is a first of its kind for those who have only been arrested for DUI?and another example of how those arrested for DUI are afforded less constitutional protection than those arrested for other offenses. As a Los Angeles DUI defense attorney, I find it horrifying, yet all too believable that this is happening. I know of no other crime where we take people who have been arrested for a crime and treat them as if they?ve been convicted of the offense. Why is public humiliation okay for an individual who has only been arrested for DUI?a crime which, I might add, is frequently wrongly charged? Who, other than MADD?the program?s number one proponent?could possibly think that this is a good idea? There is no evidence that this type of punishment serves as a deterrent...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on November 30, 2009 (boomark / email).