A mug shot for a former president and others in his circle: NPR's Scott Simon recalls his days as a crime reporter, and reflects on the significance of mug shots.
This booking photo, provided by Fulton County Sheriff's Office, shows former President Donald Trump after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta this week. Trump is accused by District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters.This booking photo, provided by Fulton County Sheriff's Office, shows former President Donald Trump after he surrendered and was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta this week.
"Face forward" the photographer would call out. You'd hear a snap and whirr, then,"Turn to the side." I don't recall ever hearing,"Please." Many of the people having mugshots snapped seemed to know the routine. They had been"in the system," as they called the courts, and often"in the joint," or prison. I saw people booked for drug store stickups and gang fights, street solicitation, and buying and selling bags of heroin. I saw people booked for stealing televisions, or robbing liquor stores, and people booked for shooting at someone in an alleyway, or through a kitchen window.
Police knew many of the people being booked from previous encounters. They would sometimes quip back and forth:
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