[RedMonqey]

"Alan Dershowitz can go to hell."

Presumption of innocence is a keystone of our judicial system. Dershowitz is just being consistent.

And whether or not he believes Epstein guilt or innocence he still is entitled to the best defense he can get.

You fit nicely with the mobs who condemned Trump, all these police officers and anyone who dares go against the PC police whom they want dead without the benefit of a trial.

[ek_hornbeck]

And whether or not he believes Epstein guilt or innocence he still is entitled to the best defense he can get

Most people accused of sex crimes (or any other crimes) don't have access to "the best defense they can get" - what they're given is some overworked mediocre hack that they can afford or that the court appoints, while people like Epstein use their political connections and vast wealth to dodge evade the law for years. That's Dershowitz's notion of "justice."

Presumption of innocence is a keystone of our judicial system. Dershowitz is just being consistent.

It's pretty easy to adopt the "principled and consistent" position when it benefits you, your friends, and associates.

[Leaning Right]

> You fit nicely with the mobs who condemned Trump... <

You made some interesting and logical points. But then you just had to close with a personal insult. Pity. Because such an insult weakens the rest of your argument.

[Flaming Conservative]

It is an uncomfortable but fair truth that ALL accused are entitled to a vigorous defense. I could never be a defense attorney; I’d feel like a liar and a fraud, defending people I knew to be guilty.