THE MORAL LAW
Sir,—Could you not publish the names Of the men surprised in raids on houses of ill fame? Don't you think the public are entitled to know even if only for the protection of young girls who. might meet these men in different circumstances? A little bit of publicity in this direction would act as a great deterrent, lam sure. At present men caught in these places are treated like innocent victims. If there is no law against publishing these names why not do so? if there is a law ordering their suppression it should be repealed and replaced by a better. Mrs. Dreaver has gone so far as to suggest these men should be prosecuted. What happened to that good idea?. Most laws are double barrelled—such as selling liquor after hours. The buyer is prosecuted for being on licensed premises, and the seller for selling after hOUrs. Why not this one?—l am, etc.,
NO MORE SILENCE.
[If men found in houses of ill fame were charged with an offence their names could be published. But where no charge is laid the Press has tio means of knowing the names, nor has it the right to publish which attaches to reports of Court proceedings.]
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 64, 13 September 1943, Page 4
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206THE MORAL LAW Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 64, 13 September 1943, Page 4
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