Comments on: Great moments in privacy

By: Cecil

Cecil — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:09:55 +0000

Babyface nelson? Were they presumed to be or assumed to be? 😀

By: MattS

MattS — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:54:57 +0000

In reply to gasman.

“Is there some law preventing minors from committing criminal acts in front of a video camera?”

No. However there are laws in many states placing limits on publicly identifying juvenile suspects/defendants.

http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2012/03/why-dont-police-identify-juvenile-suspects.html

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 10:46:34 +0000

In reply to gasman.

No, I’m sure there’s no such law – but there is a narrative. Have to preserve that at all costs.

By: gasman

gasman — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:46:32 +0000

“The images cannot be shared publicly, she said, because the attackers appear to be minors.”

Good reporting = “Who what where when why…” Yeah, just why is it that these images cannot be shared? A quality news site would ask these questions, but the San Francisco Chronicle may be trying to set itself apart by making statements appear as simple fact, when in reality some deeper explanation is required.

Is there some law preventing minors from committing criminal acts in front of a video camera?

By: Hugo S Cunningham

Hugo S Cunningham — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:28:59 +0000

As a compromise, BART management could give culprits three days to step forward and have their images obscured on the publicly released surveillance tape. But not to enlist the public to identify the others is a shocking betrayal of public trust.

By: captnhal

captnhal — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:04:34 +0000

I’m sure the alleged juveniles will behave themselves in the future because they’ve seen the error of their ways.

Regardless of age, they were in public. There is no expectation of privacy in a public place. Unless caught, there is no proof they were minors. Even if minors, there should be consequences for their actions.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 05:50:39 +0000

A very serious crime like this where the perpetrators are still at large and need to be identified? C’mon now! Release the footage and let their friends turn them in for a reward.

I realize it probably is very bad and would damage the reputation of BART and Oakland, but to not make an effort to solve a crime like this seems irresponsible.