4 ms·
As a matter of order, people should only stand trial if the government legitimately believes them guilty and the government believes it can prove this to a jury
by danielweber 13y ago
As a matter of order, people should only stand trial if the government legitimately believes them guilty and the government believes it can prove this to a jury.
Trials aren't for finding out facts or uncovering the truth. They are the formal processes that a government must do after deciding that a citizen deserves punishment to actually effect their decision.
minor edits
- mpyne 13y agoThis was be one of the easiest trials the government has ever had to put on though. Snowden admitted what he did himself, after all.