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Alledgedly calling out hits on people. Let's try and maintain at least the pretense of the principle of presumption of innocence, eh?
by arto 13y ago
Alledgedly calling out hits on people. Let's try and maintain at least the pretense of the principle of presumption of innocence, eh?
- tptacek 13y agoPeople are presumed innocent in the criminal justice system. It's also important that the press be cautious about drawing conclusions. But individuals uninvolved in the case are not required to genuflect to a presumption of innocence.
- arto 13y agoYou're free to do as you please, but I for one believe the presumption of innocence to be a useful stance both in the courtroom as well as beyond it; particularly so when the accuser is a party known to have previously routinely lied in order to secure false convictions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Laboratory#Controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Laboratory#Controversy