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These sorts of crimes are often he said/she said situations where it's hard to really prove if anything actually happened. Because of this they are notoriously difficult to prosecute, and guilty perpetrators are often set free. It's been said that it's better to let a thousand guilty people go free than let one innocent person be punished, but that leaves a lot of victims without justice in sex related crimes. Should the presumption of innocence apply to sex crimes, or in the interests of justice for victims should the onus be placed on the alleged perpetrator to prove their innocence?
First of all, it is up to the accuser (prosecuting attorney) to prove guilt, it isn't up to the accused to prove innocents.
Under the 5th amendment "No person shall be held for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury" and a person can not be deprived of Life, Liberty or Property, without DUE PROCESS of law.
If we start to convict a person in the court of public opinion deny them their due process, then no one is safe from prosecution.
First of all, it is up to the accuser (prosecuting attorney) to prove guilt, it isn't up to the accused to prove innocents.
Under the 5th amendment "No person shall be held for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury" and a person can not be deprived of Life, Liberty or Property, without DUE PROCESS of law.
If we start to convict a person in the court of public opinion deny them their due process, then no one is safe from prosecution.
These sorts of crimes are often he said/she said situations where it's hard to really prove if anything actually happened. Because of this they are notoriously difficult to prosecute, and guilty perpetrators are often set free. It's been said that it's better to let a thousand guilty people go free than let one innocent person be punished, but that leaves a lot of victims without justice in sex related crimes. Should the presumption of innocence apply to sex crimes, or in the interests of justice for victims should the onus be placed on the alleged perpetrator to prove their innocence?
Heinous? seriously? OMG a very brief examination of sexual mores throughout history would make today's "heinous" sexual crimes look exceedingly bland by comparison.
What is heinous is to make innocent people languish in prison having been convicted without a "shadow of a doubt" of their guilt, including EVIDENCE to support claims. Give me a break.
What's weird is...more and more of my friends are going nuts about this outcome. I thought the whole #MeToo movement was...about giving a victims an opportunity come forward. In the case of Ford, she was given a chance to come forward and put the now Supreme Court Judge to trail.
There had been quite a few MeToo situations where the courts did judge Bill Cosby and Weinstein guilty, however, not EVERY single of the accused will wind up guilty obviously. They ALL can't be winners, right?
But...I thought the whole purpose of the movement was to have women come forward, have their say, and put bring them on board for an appropriate hearing/process. Sometimes the outcomes will not be a "Guilty" verdict every time right?
Funny thing, I have women friends that posted praises, welcoming Kavanagh to the Supreme Court. That they were glad he was proven innocent.
In actuality, people are more concerned about THEIR side winning, than what really matters. But that's an entirely diff. convo. altogether.
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Why some aren't happy with the Kavanaugh outcome?
