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Old 07-10-2012, 12:05 PM #24
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The presumption of innocence doesn't mean that the accused is innocent. It means that the law must prove the defendants guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
I think most of us are hypocrites when it comes to this tenet of law. As what is deemed reasonable is subjective within our daily lives.
How many of us who value this tenet would leave our teenage sons with MJ should he have lived? Or our teenage daughters with Jimmy Saville where he around? Both of these men are presumed innocent under most Western law.
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