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IN - Public shaming by vigilante organizations - Anything for a quick buck, right?

View the article here Video available at the site above.  And like I said in the title, they are just exploiting ex-criminals and peoples fear, to make a quick buck! 03/16/2009 By Megan Stembol FORT WAYNE (WANE) - A convicted felon is not happy to see his mug shot on the cover of a new publication. "I don't think it's in the interest of justice," says Joe Wilson about his picture in MugShots, Inc. "All it's doing is parading people to embarrass them." Wilson shot and killed a man during a fight in 1994. Now, Wilson says the paper, "MugShots Inc." is making him pay even more on a debt that he's already paid in full. Wilson served almost 12 years for involuntary manslaughter. He was 18 years old at the time. He's now 33 years old; a home-owner, with two bachelor's degrees...continue to full post

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