Why a Trump perp walk wouldn’t shame him

+ women are taking over the Ivy League US Edition - Today's top story: A public perp walk into a Manhattan courtroom could energize – not humiliate – Donald Trump [View in browser]( US Edition | 4 April 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Top headlines • [These astronauts are headed to the moon]( • [Got a dog-walking side hustle? The IRS knows]( • [What’s the financial value of a river?]( Lead story Former President Donald Trump is set to turn himself in to authorities today at a downtown Manhattan courthouse, less than one week after his criminal indictment landed. As media closely followed the play-by-play of Trump’s departure from Mar-a-Lago and arrival in New York City via private plane yesterday, I couldn’t help but feel like I was sitting in a theater, waiting for the curtains to draw open and an anxiously awaited show to begin. Trump might indeed undertake the infamous perp walk today, greeting photographers, police and demonstrators – and leaving the public with visuals that will surely go down in history. Or, security concerns could push Trump to take a much quieter route into the courthouse. The perp walk – generally considered a walk of shame for alleged criminals – [has a relatively recent history]( in the United States, explains Mary Angela Bock, a journalism scholar and perp walk expert. But it’s “not likely to satisfy the yearnings of those who want so badly to see him punished for his alleged crime,” Bock writes. Amy Lieberman Politics + Society Editor Police officers stand outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse ahead of former President Donald Trump’s arraignment on April 4, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images [A public perp walk into a Manhattan courtroom could energize – not humiliate – Donald Trump]( Mary Angela Bock, The University of Texas at Austin A perp walk is often seen as a walk of shame for accused criminals. But this norm is likely to backfire in the case of Trump if he tries to create a public spectacle when he is booked in court. Science + Technology - [Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA’s plan for the future of space exploration]( Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing a permanent human presence on and near the Moon. - [Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction]( Osman Ozbulut, University of Virginia February earthquakes wreaked havoc across Turkey and Syria, killing tens of thousands of people. 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