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And why is he considered a "suspect". He did it... and now he is probably going to undergo numerous tests to try to fix the problem.
There is a pricniple that was present in this Nation for most of our history, a noble ideal that has fallen to the wayside, especially in today's atsmophere of political hackery.
Innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Even if the suspect is caught, on tape, committing crimes, that person is still assumed innocent and is a "suspect" until he has had his day in court.
And why is he considered a "suspect". He did it... and now he is probably going to undergo numerous tests to try to fix the problem.
Like it or not, we're still a country of laws and legally he's a 'suspect' until after he's had a trial. News people are usually careful about that sort of thing so they don't give the courts reason to say the jury pool is bias due to pre-trial coverage.
They've already said his paralysis is permanent. There is no fixing that.
So, the guy is paralyzed from the waist down. He wanted out and.......now he is paralyzed from the waist down. AND after his trial he may face the death penalty. But............should he live, he would be paralyzed from the waist down. Which means that he would have to stay alive, paralyzed. For a man that wanted out.......there is something about early justice here.
He is considered a suspect because he has not been deemed guilty of anything through due process. He has the same constitutional rights as any other citizen, including yourself, to be considered innocent until proven guilty.
OK, so give him a fair trial before hanging him. (Does the military still hang?)
OK, so give him a fair trial before hanging him. (Does the military still hang?)
If you make a public statement that he is guilty before he is judged in a court of law, he has a legitimate basis upon which to file a civil lawsuit against you for defamation of character. Which is why newspapers are very careful to call people "suspects" in such cases.
Furthermore, if his guilt is so widely presumed by the general public before the trial that it is impossible to find jurors who are not prejudiced, he will go free. A broadly disseminated assertion that a suspect is guilty, which has been heard by a juror, can be grounds for a mistrial.
Last edited by jtur88; 11-13-2009 at 09:36 AM..
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