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by skrebbel 1206 days ago
Because it encourages mob justice.
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What, we are going to harm some guy in jail?
This is absurd. Society can't function if knowing things about suspects is off limits. What are we children?

There's laws against crime of the sort you imply. We know the guy did something and that he exists. If people can't handle learning details about someone's background without doing something illegal, those people deserve to be behind bars too...not dictating information censorship for the rest of us.