[padmanabhan01]

Aren't you using different standards for the journalist and the individual? if what the journalist is doing is disturbing, so is what the individual is doing.. if the individual is breaking no laws, neither is the journalist by outing him or shaming him. Both are acting legally within the system..

[kbenson]

One action can be rectified, the other possibly not. Public shaming can lead to unforeseen circumstances (you are relying on the judgement of everyone who is informed, which can include unstable people), so shouldn't be taken lightly. Additionally, it's not like a small village, where once the corrective behavior is taken it's fairly easy to make sure people know. There's less incentive in the media to make sure the people that were informed about the problem are informed about the fix, so the punishment can continue long after the correction.