> No, they need to be treated as unproven, a very critical difference. Right. I have a jar of gumballs and tell you I think there is an even number of gumballs

> No, they need to be treated as unproven, a very critical difference. Right. I have a jar of gumballs and tell you I think there is an even number of gumballs in it. Do you believe me? If you don't, does that mean you believe there are in fact an odd number of gumballs in it? No, you do not believe either that there are an odd or an even number, because you just don't know. For a criminal accusation , your initial belief should not be guilty or innocent, it should be, "I just don't know".