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Thread #47004   Message #699456
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
27-Apr-02 - 02:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Damilola Taylor
Subject: RE: BS: Damilola Taylor
Noone ever gets found innocent. Not having been found guilty means that the presumption that you are innocent with which you start remains.

I remember at the time of the OJ Simpson criminal trial there was a lot of criticism of a juror for saying that she thought he was "probably guilty", but still she voted to acquit him. People suggested there was some contradiction in that. But thinking someone is "probably guilty" isn't strong enough to justify convicting them, because "probably" means there's still room for a reasonable doubt.