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The article hints that (ostensibly) the reason the policy only applies to minor crimes is that they often do not hear back on what happened with minor cases. Pr
by stevenpetryk 5y ago
The article hints that (ostensibly) the reason the policy only applies to minor crimes is that they often do not hear back on what happened with minor cases. Presumably, high-profile cases will receive lots of follow-up attention, including naming the suspects found innocent.
Again, ostensibly.
- wyldfire 5y agoNitpick: in most countries, you cannot be 'found' innocent, you are presumed to be innocent and can only be found to be 'not guilty' or 'guilty.'
- thaumasiotes 5y agoBeing found not guilty is being found innocent, since those are the same thing. Having charges dropped is different; there's no finding in that case.
- Dylan16807 5y agoBeing presumed innocent is not a court finding. The bar is much lower.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoSo what? Being found not guilty is a court finding, and it is a finding of innocence. "Innocent" and "guilty" partition the entire space of states.
- Dylan16807 5y agoEven without going into nuanced situations, someone can be found criminally not guilty but civilly liable for the exact same actions, because there's enough evidence to say they're probably guilty but also reasonable doubt. "More than 50% certain of guilt" is not "found innocent".
- staticman2 5y agoIn theory in the U.S. you are not found innocent-- the charges just weren't proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the prosecution. In theory the jury could think you are a murderer, but they had a "reasonable doubt" so voted not guilty.