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Originally posted by KSig RC
Yours, then, is quite simply wrong.
The rule is clear: the onus is on the prosecution to prove the case, and the defendants (who have not yet even been charged) operate under the presumption of innocence.
There is no need to 'decide either way' if there's limited evidence - it's pretty clear which 'way' you should 'decide' . . .
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I guess we'll disagree on this one then.
I can make a personal decision any time I want to. It doesn't matter to anyone but me in the long run, but it is mine to make all the same. My point is that I don't know enough yet to make that decision.
Presuming a person is innocent does not make it so -- nor does presuming guilt.
Proving the later is up to the prosecutor and the final decision on whether he has proven it is up to the jury if charges are brought and the case goes to trial. What I believe makes no difference in the end, but again, everyone is entilted to an opinion and to share and argue it.