Smile for Your Arizona DUI Mug Shot: It Could Be Posted Online
Being arrested and charged with DUI can be a scary and embarrassing experience. While most people would like to put their DUI arrest in the past, especially in the cases of those who had a one-time, temporarily lapse in judgment, actually doing so hasn't been that easy for some Arizona DUI offenders.
The new website Stopduiaz.com posts the names, mug shots and blood alcohol content levels of people who have been arrested for Arizona DUI. The site has been described as a means to educate the public on DUI penalties and to get across the point that even ordinary citizens can be arrested for DUI and thus subjected to such penalties.
The site is not without controversy, as some people have decried the embarrassing aspects of this campaign. These opponents have specifically pointed out their displeasures with the principle of shaming, in which embarrassment for a crime can be used as part of a sentence.
Read more about the debate surrounding this Arizona DUI website in the following article:
Very informative article.
As a DUI lawyer do you think it's legal to post the DUI mugshots of convicted offenders?