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> Innocent until proven guilty is an American ethical precept. B-7, miss! This concept predates Americans by a number of years; it certainly wasn't invented t
by dom0 9y ago
> Innocent until proven guilty is an American ethical precept.
B-7, miss!
This concept predates Americans by a number of years; it certainly wasn't invented there. The idea can be traced to ancient Greek and was already applied by the Romans.
- quuquuquu 9y agoInteresting, thanks for the knowledge. So interesting how societies of all time periods have due process for some, and slavery/war for others
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- jack9 9y ago> This concept predates Americans by a number of years; it certainly wasn't invented there. That happens to also be true.