• betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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      Depends on the reason for the arrest. If I get zip-tied and dragged off the streets for saying mean things about orange man, I won’t be the embarrassed one.

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        No I certainly would agree with that. But being restrained against your will and having your records publicized about being an offender of the law certainly doesn’t bode well for your own public image or on employment applications.

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          It’s not embarrassing for her, it’s embarrassing for the police that they arrested her.
          She is a lawyer and a civil rights activist, my guess is that being a civil rights activist is in line with her activity as a lawyer.
          And I doubt very much she did anything illegal.

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        The act of being arrested is not particularly fun. You know, being restrained and walked off like an animal in some sense. Depends what it’s for in general. But it’s the public image of it. And then the repercussions of having to deal with follow up court work, possible jail time and it being a future talking point of a potential employer. It’s just not really something to be proud of.

        That is a rule in general, with exceptions of course.

        But my point stands, that the act is embarrassing enough already, especially if it’s publicized. So having your face edited to make it look even more humiliating is worse.

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          being arrested is not particularly fun.

          Being an inconvenience is not the same as embarrassing.

          having to deal with follow up court work

          Which is probably near zero has her case will likely be dismissed, but again she is a lawyer.

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      They probably think the sobbing makes people scared. It makes the arrested look weaker, regretful and vulnerable.