[Xaccers]

I can't help thinking that if the accused had anonymity until they were found guilty, the media wouldn't be able to stir up so much public hatred.
They'd only be able to report the facts that come out after the trial (if found guilty) and that would temper their own accusations and verdict.

Think of it like this, say you knew nothing about Carr, she's found guilty of perverting the course of justice by creating a false alibi for him. The reasons behind this would have come out in the court room, that she loved him, didn't think he was like that, and believed him when he said the police would try and pin it on him because he was "falsly" accused of rape a few years back.

You wouldn't have the media suggesting she was an evil woman who knew he'd murdered those children and deliberately covered it up.

So there wouldn't be the halabalu about her applying for tagged release, and she wouldn't need to have a new identity or police protection (think of the savings that would be)