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accused murderers. Until they've been found guilty, they have right to liberty. The only exceptions are when they are deemed likely to abscond, interfere with t
by kstenerud 4y ago
accused murderers. Until they've been found guilty, they have right to liberty. The only exceptions are when they are deemed likely to abscond, interfere with the investigation, or commit another violent offense. The bar to decide this is VERY high and requires a judge to sign off on it (and so it's rare for it to happen). Also, judges are not elected, so you don't get judges with axes to grind or constituents to keep happy.
I realize that it's different in America, where the accusation is enough by itself (you even publish their names, which is just insane considering the ensuing destruction of their reputations).
- iLoveOncall 4y agoI'm not from or in America. I've lived in my fair share of European countries. You are just plain wrong. Accused people go to jail before their trial. All. The. Time. But hey, how about some stats? 20.6% of all inmates in Germany are pre-trial: https://www.prisonstudies.org/country/germany https://www.prisonstudies.org/country/germany This is not even 3% less than the US which have 23.3%. It's also a worse percentage than Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Romania, Sudan, Algeria, Oman, and many more. Germany is not even in the top 25% of countries (out of 208) for pre-trial detainees. Do us a favor, get off the internet.