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Article: Law: Named, shamed and framed Essex police want to shame repeat offenders by putting their faces on posters for all to see. But does the proposed campaign ignore criminals' human rights? PAUL LASHMAR reports
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 25, 2003
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Gary Ellis is about to become the best-known face in his home town
of Brentwood in Essex. If the local police force have their way
Ellis's less than angelic face will be staring from 40 posters on
commuter railway station platforms and at Little Chef restaurants.
But 27-year-old Ellis is profoundly unhappy about his potential
celebrity status and it's not out of modesty.
A former crack addict, Ellis is a prolific car thief and burglar.
He was chosen by Essex police as a suitable candidate to launch their
"name and shame" poster campaign. The force planned to put up posters
of Ellis two weeks ago in prime spots around Brentwood as part of a
groundbreaking crime prevention scheme.
But an ...