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Originally Posted by Rob
I would hope that being charged, should mean there is some evidence. Sometimes that may have been reviewed by the CPS, but not always. But if you follow your line of thinking it means that if a person is charged, in your eyes they are guilty. Why not just go straight to jail then?
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No it doesn't Rob ,what it means is that when a person is charged of a crime by society then they will be tried in public by society .For a person to end up in court then there must be substantial evidence against them which doesn't mean they are guilty, just likely to be guilty although i will admit that is not always the case .If people in society cannot accept a not guilty verdict given by a jury then that is a problem with society not the legal system .I do however agree that people should not be named just because they have been arrested
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Originally Posted by Stuart
What if they are charged incorrectly, and ultimately found innocent? This does happen, but the media in general (and papers in particular) tend to forget to publish retractions of their stories unless forced to do so.
Innocent until proven guilty is an important concept in our legal system, and one that the media does not appear to subscribe to.
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Again a problem with the media and society not the judiciary system ,it's the same as your example of someone getting off and hurting someone else... a shame these things happen but no system is perfect