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It seems to me jail time without verdict is the real problem in this scenario — it’s not clear to me how that’s not “guilty until proven innocent”

• DubiousPusher 5y ago
  Precisely. This happens to people all the time regardless of the technology involved. Being suspected of a crime should never ruin your life. At most it should pause your life. House arrest with deferral of your debts and obligations and mandatory reinstatement of your job if you are exhonorated or the charges are removed seems like what you would need at a minimum to live up to "innocent until found guilty".
  • qayxc 5y ago
    That's exactly what judges decide to do if certain criteria are met, though. The person in this case, however, had a criminal history including attempted homicide so the judge decided to opt for detention while awaiting trial instead. Sounds like perfectly normal procedure to me and happens other countries as well.
• MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
  In Germany and Austria you get compensated for your time incarcerated if found innocent. So as to basically "fine" the government for not having speedy trials.
  • bagacrap 5y ago
    that sounds fair except not great that it's just penalizing the taxpayer, not anyone in government
    • MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
      We need to quit thinking about "penalizing the taxpayer" type of mentality. It's the governments income. You don't get to act like a taxpayer for all the gas you buy or interest you pay in, but suddenly when money funnels to the government your money and how it's spent matters. The government is just another corporate entity. Not like you get the money they tax back anyway.