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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
No, a competent justice system balances the risk of innocent people being punished against the risk of letting the guilty go without consequences. Minimizing the chance that innocent people will be punished is simple...don't have a justice system at all.
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I feel like you're presenting a little bit of a false dichotomy here, i.e., either we punish more innocent people and consider things better/safer OR we have no justice system at all.
What is wrong with requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt?