Another Poor Soul Dies Thanks To Lazy Policing?

[youngmafbog]

This naming and shaming supposedly in order to try and get more witnesses has to stop.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5739661/Bradford-Mwitumwa-Ngenda-suicide-jumped-Rainbow-Bridge-M62-death-rape-case.html

[jno]

It seems rather unusual to publish photos of suspects; I don't think I've ever seen it happen. Is it common?

[ludwig]

// This naming and shaming supposedly in order to try and get more witnesses has to stop //

I agree. It's the operation Yewtree method. Let's broadcast the fact we're raiding Cliff Richard's house and see what happens.

[youngmafbog]

Or they can phone the BBC to watch jno.

But it's not really just about pictures though is it? Releasing the name is sufficient to drive some over the edge. It is wrong: Innocent until proven guilty, if you name someone there will always be a fair few who will say you did it even if found not guilty. We see it on here regularly from some.

[murraymints]

very sad... very wrong....lessons learned ??

[hc4361]

As I understand it the police released the photo to the press, but not his name, in a bid to identify him after a woman accused him of rape.

That is normal procedure if the police can't identify a suspect by other means.

https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/man-jumped-scammonden-bridge-after-14668461


Certainly my local police force regularly publish photos, with names where available, of suspects they wish to trace.
This is often picked up by the local press.