If you really are concerned about the due process implications, it&#x27;s worth reading Ken White of Popehat questioning how and why the time&#x2F;place of the arrest and &quot;perp walk&quot; was leaded to the press.<p>From Ken:
If Reuters was there through independent investigation, then good for them. But if Reuters was there because of a tip from law enforcement, then I&#x27;d like to ask a couple of questions....<p>Who leaked the time and place of the arrest? Was it an FBI agent, a prosecutor, staff, a coordinating local cop? How high up in the government did the decision to leak the arrest go? Did the leak violate the law? Did it violate the defendant&#x27;s rights? What was the government&#x27;s purpose in leaking the time and place of the arrest? How does this instance fit into the pattern of which arrests get leaked and which don&#x27;t? Which nonviolent defendants without records get arrested, and which get summonsed in (or self-surrender through arrangement with their lawyers), and why? What impact does a font-page picture of a defendant in handcuffs have on the jury pool? Is that impact a feature, or a bug, of leaking it? Was the leak intended to inflict extra-judicial humiliation and punishment on the defendant? If the government lies about whether or not it leaked, would you still keep it secret?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;popehat.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;17&#x2F;an-open-letter-to-reuters-reporters-nate-raymond-and-david-ingram&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;popehat.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;12&#x2F;17&#x2F;an-open-letter-to-reuters-rep...</a>