Usually, I just listen to the news, but this morning something made me stop and watch a particular story about a sexual assault. The anchor was reading the text about a suspect being arrested and showed his booking picture ... and I was disgusted. The suspect was smiling.
Occasionally, feeling shame and embarassment is OK. In fact, I can't imagine a single scenario which might lead someone to feel happy or proud that someone had been arrested on sexual assault charges, whether they actually committed the crime or not.
"Smile for the camera"? This is one time when I wouldn't hope so.
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