[estimator7292]

Because in a civilized society, everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty and the accused are given some level of privacy until that happens.

[sylos]

We no longer live in a civilized society

[lazyasciiart]

But we are in the USA, where the majority of convicted criminals were never proven guilty because the system relies on coercing them into not going to trial.

[joquarky]

Civilized societies don't shut down the paths for people to air their grievances.

[pstuart]

"civilized" implies that everybody is playing by the rules. Those clowns were not playing by the rules.

[withinboredom]

Say who? Literally the entire news media loves airing trials before they're proven innocent or guilty.

[Ferret7446]

Which is one reason why the legacy news media is disregarded/disrespected by the general public. People have caught into the games that they play such as trying to paint people as pre convicted

[ramon156]

Depends who it benefits

[batch12]

Someone should tell that to the people who publish the gas station mugshot magazines.