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Originally Posted by XFS03
They are not innocent or guilty, they are presumed innocent......
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Didn't several thousand people sign a petition demanding that social services investigate the McCann's (
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/6740315.stm)? Doesn't sound like a presumption of innocence to me!
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Originally Posted by XFS03
...how many other innocent people has he helped? Ian Huntley? Harold Shipman? Doesn't everbody, no matter who they are, deserve a fair hearing?
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Both examples had a fair hearing, with the vast majority of the facts published during and after the trial. The way the McCann's are being treated can hardly be called a fair hearing.
As for Sir Richard's motives for giving the money, I have no idea. The fact that he might be spending his money selectively shouldn't matter.