The "mugshot slideshows" can be found here: http://www.wave3.com/category/281094/mugshot-slideshows
This morning as I was looking for something to comment about on the WAVE3 website, I came across something that really upset me. Under the "news" category, there is an entire section of the website dedicated to displaying people's mugshots. To me, this is unsavory. If these people have already been arrested and don't need to be found, why do they need to be broadcasted? I really think WAVE is simply using click bait. People like gossip, and mugshots appeal to them because of that, though I personally get no joy from seeing people's faces as they are incarcerated.
How will these people ever hope to build back their reputations after their mugshots are on a popular news website? What if a potential boss sees it? I suppose in some cases they would already have their criminal records, but not necessarily. I think it is cruel to use someone's misery as something to get other's attention. Perhaps this isn't quite that, but I do not think WAVE3 should be doing this.
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