And right now PJ Harvey, like a perp in custody, is recording her new album on the other side of a sheet of one-way glass in the basement of London's Somerset House.
Indeed, the images of Mr Strauss-Kahn in handcuffs during his "perp walk" are regarded by many in France as an assault on the defendant's dignity, part of a flawed system of justice that places too much emphasis on retribution at the expense of the rights of the accused.In France parading suspects in public is banned.
The French were indignant at the sight of a handcuffed Mr Strauss-Kahn doing the "perp walk".
The spectacle of a handcuffed IMF head doing the "perp walk" aroused special outrage.
Mr Fastow's much-anticipated "perp walk" in FBI handcuffs follows an earlier guilty plea by an underling, Michael Kopper.
Last year's "perp walks" and extravagantly worded indictments (the DOJ called the mess at Adelphia, a bust cable firm, "one of the largest and most egregious frauds ever perpetrated") raised expectations of swift justice.
The French were indignant over the "perp walk", which they regard as a humiliating breach of the presumption of innocence (see article).
But religious fraud is particularly common, because people find it hard to imagine that the pastor is a perp.
Prosecutors had asked for the case to be dismissed, citing doubts over the credibility of the hotel maid whose allegations against Mr Strauss-Kahn had led to his arrest and "perp walk" in May.
The perp walk powerful suspect is led in handcuffs past photographers to a waiting patrol car, in here sir, guiding hand on the head, mind the roof, in you go is not a subtle tactic, but it sends a powerful signal that there is no impunity for even the wealthiest.It is also a powerful driver of good behaviour.
Handcuffed, he made the "perp walk" in front of rolling cameras and flashing bulbs.And then to courtMr Strauss-Kahn looked tired and rumpled when he appeared in court on May 16th.
