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Sep 12, 2006

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If the person was acquitted, is there now permissible evidence that they were guilty? Did something new come to light since the trial?

(Someone who committed a crime -- assuming some omniscient observer can tell us that's the case -- going free because law enforcement broke the rules is a morally fine outcome. It is vastly preferable to someone being convicted in the context of missteps by the vastly-more-powerful Justice System.)

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Sep 12, 2006

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I don't think dying is generally seen as a sign of guilt.

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Sep 12, 2006

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My Imaginary GF posted:

The point isn't whether the rapist is criminally guilty in a court of law, its to build a narrative that Hillary treats rapist with a light touch. After all, she's remained married to an accused serial rapist for how many years?

Then what immoral outcome are you saying she celebrated? Are you using some other reliable definition of guilt? I don't see how doing her job as a defense attorney -- avoiding disbarment, which I'm sure would be a great narrative -- is treating someone with a light touch. (An accused and acquitted rapist, mind.)

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Sep 12, 2006

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botany posted:

Stop replying to MIGF you morons

Sorry, I'm new.

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Sep 12, 2006

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News site comment sections have never been valuable for discussion. They are just a way for the site to drive up engagement, at the cost of hosting and policing toxic bullshit on their domains.

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Sep 12, 2006

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Was eating lunch in a restaurant in Silicon Valley just now. Cop came in, was talking to the bartender about what "damned nonsense" the Tamir Rice grand jury result was. A little happy in my day.

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