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The law doesn't do an especially good job of it either. Perhaps it would be better were we all more observant of the principle than we tend to be; the accused i
by bguthrie 12y ago
The law doesn't do an especially good job of it either. Perhaps it would be better were we all more observant of the principle than we tend to be; the accused is not always guilty.
Edit: For context, this is what I had in mind: https://medium.com/for-the-love-of-podcast/serials-big-confession-10611ff75c13 https://medium.com/for-the-love-of-podcast/serials-big-confe...
- tptacek 12y agoThe same distinction is what allows us to express outrage in the Eric Garner case.
- tomp 12y agoNot really - the cop that killed Eric Garner wasn't even indicted/accused.
- tptacek 12y agoBy the logic I was responding to, it is inappropriate to be angry at the cop. He's innocent until proven guilty. That's obviously not how public opinion works.
- bguthrie 12y agoMany demonstrably innocent people are indicted and convicted with far less evidence than a video. Nonetheless, for other cases I grant the point.
- venomsnake 12y agoI doubt that in Garner case there was any doubt over any verifiable facts. The only things questionable were the feelings of the policemen involved (not following too close the case, though, might be wrong). So it was never a case of what they did, but was it a crime. I think that Cosby's fall from grace is better recent example if I read your point correctly