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In the US at least the law cannot devolve into suspicion being adequate burden of proof. This is a constitutional protection that has been strengthened, not wea
by kobeya 9y ago
In the US at least the law cannot devolve into suspicion being adequate burden of proof. This is a constitutional protection that has been strengthened, not weakened by the courts over time, with only infrequent temporary setbacks. It's unfortunate that's not how things operate on the other side of the pond, but that's connected to why the US is the way it is.
- foota 9y agoSure, but it doesn't mean that the police can't start investigating people they find suspicious.
- mattmanser 9y agoAren't you talking about criminal rather than civil law?
- dreamcompiler 9y agoSalina v. Texas changed that. It's a horrendous decision. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/supreme-court-salinas-v-texas-ruling-explained/314145/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/06/supreme...
- PhasmaFelis 9y ago> In the US at least the law cannot devolve into suspicion being adequate burden of proof. Once an attacker knows or has guessed at your identity, they can focus their investigation and make it much easier to find admissible evidence against you. It's best to keep them from ever thinking of you in the first place, if you can. That means not doing anything visibly suspicious.