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To: Luircin
I believe in innocent until proven guilty. ...the bad part is that things have fallen so far that all or the majority of them being guilty is actually plausible.

They do not preclude each other.

Just because the rule of law is (supposed to be) *innocent until proved guilty*, doesn't mean that it's a fact or that you are wrong about your suspicions. Or that you can't have them.

You can be as certain as anything that a person is guilty, but the trial still must be conducted with that presumption of innocence.

Sadly, it means that too often a guilty person walks free because beyond reasonable doubt cannot be established, but the worst would be condemning an innocent man.

Besides, they don't escape GOD'S judgment, even if they (think they) get away with it here.

22 posted on 03/20/2019 11:44:25 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

I don’t believe in innocent till proven guilty. It can be clear someone committed a crime and they can be found not guilty by and ignorant or racist jury.


25 posted on 03/21/2019 12:10:29 AM PDT by morphing libertarian (I maUse Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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