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Originally Posted by John1941
There is a large difference between presuming someone's innocence and them actually being innocent. We are innocent in the eyes of the law until we are proven guilty, but if we have committed a crime we are guilty of it whether our guilt is proven in a court of law or not.
So yeah, I agree with Peter here - the lack of a legal conviction is not equivalent to innocence....
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No, no,
no!!!
100% no!
A man is innocent unless and until convicted in a fair and impartial court of law. Case closed.
Any attempt to split hairs on this fundamental concept that's the very cornerstone of our system of jurisprudence plays into the hands of the totalitarians working to bring about the rule of Big Brother. Is that your goal?
My
sole concern is protecting individuals whom the State considers enemies/nuisances (including myself) from frivolous prosecution.
