DUIs Won't Go On Facebook, Huntington Beach Decides

Privacy activists, take note: Huntington Beach, California decided not to post the names of suspected drunk drivers on the local police department's Facebook page.

Privacy activists, take note: Huntington Beach, California decided not to post the names of suspected drunk drivers on the local police department’s Facebook page.

Yesterday, the Huntington Beach city council voted against a proposal to use public shaming on the social network to try to deter drunk drivers, according to the Orange County Register. Arguments against doing so included claims that it might not be effective in slowing down arrests for driving under intoxication, worries that bad publicity that might deter tourism and concerns for possible embarrassment of drivers’ family members.

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