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Originally posted by Little32:
Eclipse,
You have my sympathies and prayers.
And in that circumstance, if that was her reason, the woman was wrong.
We must remember that the burden of proof is on the prosecution. They must prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. From the information that I heard about the case from various sources, I don't think that in this case the prosecution would have been able to do that (again, I was not there).
Another thing, just because you are accused of the crime, doesn't mean that you are guilty. You are innocent until proven guilty no matter who you are. How come the people who doubt this victory are questioning it so much. What if--wonder of wonders--Puffy was actually innocent the entire time. Have we stopped to consider that?
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Thank you Little32 & DreamCatcher. I must, however, clarify something. I should have said "
almost get murdered in her own home", but my anger over this incident still bubbles up for time to time. My aunt is alive and well almost 10 years later and had a grand time dancing (in 3 inch heels!) with all of the eligible young men at my wedding 5 years ago. The second trial had a better jury and they convicted his triflin' butt.
I agree with you Little32 that the burden of proof is always on the prosecution and that Puffy and Shyne were/are innocent until they are proven guilty. I just don't think that being judged not guilty in a court of law is the same as being innocent (like OJ--yeah, I went there too! Let the flames begin!), nor do I think that being judged guilty in a court means that you are not truly innocent (see all of the cases recently that have been over turned because of lying witnesses or new DNA evidence). I really don't think we are that far apart in our opinions here, I just choose not to celebrate because there seems to be some culpability on his part.
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