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That benefit seems extremely marginal when the presumption if innocence is the standard. Your explanation for the UK police caution phrasing makes perfect sens
by jhauris 7y ago
That benefit seems extremely marginal when the presumption if innocence is the standard.
Your explanation for the UK police caution phrasing makes perfect sense, but I wonder now if it's not meant to scare people into talking?
- AmericanChopper 7y agoThe presumption of innocence is theoretical at best. A prosecutor will present a theory of the case along with their evidence. Simply undermining that theory is often not enough to convince a jury, they’ll often expect the defence to put forward and substantiate a superior theory. I don’t know the motives of putting that in the warning. But it is at least true, even if it’s almost universally not a good idea.