Of the thousands of toys in the world, Lego is one of the most famous, which is why the Murrieta Police Department (MPD), in California, has been using references to some of its pieces to cover the faces of suspects, something that the manufacturers did not like at all.
According to the Associated Press (AP), this practice has been going on for at least a year, but it recently went viral after the Department made a post on social media about its policy and the reason why it is doing so.
In the post, MPD placed an image of five suspects with faces covered with Lego figuresexplained that he does this practice because of a California law, which went into effect on January 1, which limits the department’s ability to share mugshots on social media.
“The Murrieta Police Department prides itself on its transparency with the community, but also respects everyone’s rights and protections as established by law; even the suspects,” is part of what can be read in the publication.
Seeking to comply with the law, the Murrieta police began with the edits, they did so in a comical way, as they placed expressions of that nature and even previously placed the faces of Shrek and Donkey on two suspects, but The decision did not make the toy manufacturer laugh at all.
Jeremy Durrant, a lieutenant with the Murrieta Police Department, told Fox News that Lego approached them in a respectful and He asked them to stop putting pieces of their toys in the faces of the suspects.to which they agreed, so those editions will no longer be visible.
He explained that they are looking for new ways to make the editions so that they are attractive and interesting for the community, sinceThe purpose of spreading the suspects is to encourage the participation of people.
The measure of covering faces arose from compliance with the law that seeks to guarantee the presumption of innocence, since people who are photographed as suspects are the target of social stigmas of guilt, even though in certain cases they could be innocent. .
The same is true for those awaiting trial; mugshots carry a presumption of guilt. In addition to those who serve their sentences upon release, they continue to be stigmatized by the images that circulated with their faces.
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