> But I really wonder... these documents IMHO really
belong to historical/
> national sociological archives or museum
collections, and I am really
> puzzled to see that they are exhibited with names
and facts concerning
> the people appearing on these photos. Worse, they
are on sale... They're
> old, OK, but they are not from the 19th century! so
I wonder if it is
> legal to display names...etc of people in trouble
with the police?? Even
> 50 years after the facts, is there nothing
protecting the families and
> prohibiting this kind of information to be publicly
displayed??
Here in the U.S. it's completely legal--it's public record.
In fact we have a website that has made big business out of
publishing police records, court transcripts and mugshots.
It's got some pretty funny stuff.
Here's a link: www.thesmokinggun.com
Jeff
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