perp walk | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic,law enforcement)Theintentionalpublicdisplaybeforenewscamerasof a person inpolicecustody, especially someonefamousornotorious, for the purpose ofsatisfyingpublic interest,demonstratingtheeffectivenessof theauthorities, orshamingthe person.1980, Paul Fussell,Abroad - British Literary Traveling Between the Wars, page114:... as well-dressed masters of the universe did the ritualizedperp walkwith their expensive Armani suit jackets draped over their handcuffs.2002August 12, Daniel Eisenberget al., “Jail To The Chiefs?”, inTime:FBI agents gave former WorldCom executives Scott Sullivan and David Myers the same star treatment, parading the handcuffed quarry in an early-morningperp walkand prompting Sullivan's lawyer to complain about “the unfair taint of the current political climate.”2024December 19, Eric Levenson, Ray Sanchez, “A whirlwind day for Luigi Mangione ends with new charges, revelations from a notebook and transfer to a federal prison”, inCNN‎[1], archived fromthe originalon20 December 2024:The copter’s arrival at the Wall Street heliport led to an extraordinary scene: [Luigi] Mangione, surrounded by a swarm of gun-toting NYPD officers, in a slow, lengthy “perp walk” from the helicopter into a black van, with cameras catching every step.

Examples:

EN: We'll get them at the perp walk.
ES: Consíguelas en el cuartel.
EN: So we're going on the perp walk.
ES: La tomarán en cuartel.
EN: You make damn sure Photo's at the perp walk.
ES: Asegúrate de que los retraten, Henry.
EN: I didn't get the artwork back from the perp walk.
ES: - Aún no tenemos la foto.
EN: You sent Robin to cover the Williamsburg perp walk?
ES: ¿Mandaste a Robin a retratar a los acusados de Williamsburg?
EN: So, you let the perp walk on a loophole, huh?
ES: ¿Así que tu caso se atascó en el barro?
EN: Look at the old guy, making him do the perp walk!
ES: ¡Mírale, como si fuera un presunto!
EN: Just as soon as we get a good perp walk out of him.
ES: En cuanto demos una buena imagen arrestándolo.
EN: One final toast before I leave the White House for my perp walk in leg irons.
ES: Un último brindis antes de que salga esposada de la Casa Blanca.
ES: Un brindis final antes de que me vaya esposada de la Casa Blanca.
EN: So, are they all out there excitedly awaiting my perp walk?
ES: Así que, están todos ahí esperando excitados ver cómo me sacan?
EN: You don't perp walk.
ES: Nadie te va a sacar.
EN: And I'll be damned if I'm gonna give those people a perp walk.
ES: Y que me condenen si no les doy ese gusto a esa gente
EN: Yeah, the perp walk.
ES: Sí, y el "paseo" ante las cámaras.
EN: Who do you think they're gonna get to do the perp walk on the 6:00 news?
ES: ¿quién crees que saldrá arrestado en las noticias de las 6:00?
EN: But that perp walk, rich guy, fancy party, those ridiculous pajamas.
ES: Pero haber expuesto un tipo rico, una fiesta de lujo y esos ridículos pijamas.

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