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Exactly this, for an example, consider Blackstone's ratio[0]: "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." This was not some m
by throwrqX 4y ago
Exactly this, for an example, consider Blackstone's ratio[0]:
"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."
This was not some minority view among scholars and has been hugely influential on our (Western) legal systems for a long time (at least two centuries).
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%27s_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%27s_ratio
- alphabettsy 4y agoI don’t understand how this can be true and yet our legal system looks the way that it does now. And It used to be even more unfair.. Maybe it’s true for scholars but not elected officials?