International Law
Walk of Shame: Shanghai to Post Photos of Jaywalkers
Seeking to shame pedestrian scofflaws into complying with traffic rules, Shanghai police plan to publicize photos and videos of their misdeeds–along with comparable crimes by bicyclists and moped riders–on television and in newspapers.
However, the plan is a controversial one, and attorneys are complaining that public humiliation is too harsh a punishment and threatening to bring defamation suits against the police, reports Reuters.
“It’s a principle of law that a penalty should match the seriousness of the crime,” attorney Liu Chunquan tells the Shanghai Daily, a local newspaper.
