The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #37002   Message #516329
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
27-Jul-01 - 06:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: I Dreamed I saw Joe Hill Last Night
Subject: RE: BS: I Dreamed I saw Joe Hill Last Night
In those circumstances when you get them back, you have a proper trial, which is what they have said they are going to do in this case. And since there is going to be a trial, and the previous attempt at a trial is set aside, the presumption of innocence kicks in again.

Just because someone goes on the run, rather than face trial, it doesn't mean they are guilty. There have been so many cases of people being found guilty, and then proved beyond any question to be totally innocent. In the light of that, surely, running from a pending trial cannot in itself give any indication that someone is guilty, just that they think there is a strong likelihood that at this particular time they will be found guilty.

Please note, I haven't given any in education as to whether I think the bloke is guilty, because I don't know enough about it.