Apparently I understand it better than you. It applies to the legal system, and not to private organizations or administrative proceedings.
And I'm going to stay right here on my high horse, knowing that if I was offered an award by a civic or professional organization, or appointed to an office of special trust and responsibility, and my name came under a cloud of suspicion that would reflect discredit upon said honor or office, I would voluntarily ask to be withdrawn from consideration until such time as any ambiguity or doubt had been removed, even if I knew all along, I was innocent of said impropriety.
An award or an office bestowed by an organization are bigger than, and do not belong exclusively to, the person to whom they are entrusted.
I have the utmost respect for the principles of American jurisprudence to include standards of proof, the admissibility of evidence, and innocence until proven guilty; I work within the system every day and firmly believe those principles should be applied within that system. They do not apply to judgments and decisions made by private organizations.
Personally, our nation suffers from an aversion to "judgmentalism," with people who would never otherwise touch a Bible, incorrectly citing Matthew 7:1. The standard put forth therein simply advises that on judge only by the same standards one would expect to be judged by. There's no high horse involved there. I've already stated (repeatedly) on this thread what I believed Winston should have done, and if I were in his shoes, I would have done just that. Namely, ask for my name to be withdrawn from consideration for this year.
I understand that the ‘innocent until’ applies to the legal system only, and I fully anticipated you would say this…..but this doesn’t change the fact that you have convicted him and you are too obtuse, stupid, ignorant, or have such poor reading comprehension that you have never ever ever ever answered my last scenario…because YOU CANNOT. YOU HAVE CONVICTED him of something in your tiny mind……
And again, the Heisman is NOT a civic award. And it CAN be redacted. But I fully am calling total bullsh-t on the fact that you would, in the same situation, turn down this award. BS BS BS BS BS BS.
You are just like a liberal….giving away other people’s award like they give away other peoples money…..all because you have a better understanding of who should get the award than the very committee themselves.
but again….answer the cleat chaser scenario, or you have zero standing here .