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To: alancarp

The jury didn’t decide that though. The jury decided NOT GUILTY. The judge reads the verdict. Guilty or Not Guilty. He doesn’t read Guilty or Innocent. And for that matter you are only PRESUMED innocent...not that you are actually innocent. There is a nuanced difference but a big one. Being found not guilty doesn’t mean you didn’t do the crime. Just that they couldn’t prove it. Being innocent means you didn’t do the crime.


12 posted on 08/21/2025 1:03:29 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (ui)
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To: for-q-clinton
"Being found not guilty doesn’t mean you didn’t do the crime."

Correct, but it also doesn't mean you did it, either: and that's why I stated 'innocent of the charges levied'... i.e., 'innocent'. That's very important to hang onto, particularly if you are indeed innocent of the crime.

13 posted on 08/21/2025 1:08:49 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: for-q-clinton

Being found guilty doesn’t always mean you did the crime either.


16 posted on 08/21/2025 1:28:29 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Golden Age of MAGA is upon us!)
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