> No, because it's a decided question. It sounds like you're suggesting that ethical reasoning done by previous generations is somehow binding on future debate

> No, because it's a decided question. It sounds like you're suggesting that ethical reasoning done by previous generations is somehow binding on future debates, almost like some form of case law. > As a society, we've already chosen that we'd rather see a perpetrator walk free than imprisoned without proper evidence. I wonder if you're failing to make a distinction between what people will say in public vs. their private thoughts on the matter.