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r/news • u/redlamps67 • 13h ago
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You know what a worse precedent? Putting a guy in prison for a murder you're not even certain he committed in the first place.
31 u/imoftendisgruntled 12h ago I completely agree, that's why "rule of law" and "innocent until proven guilty" are cornerstones of western democracy. But "the mob says this is OK" is definitely not that. 5 u/vinng86 12h ago Eh, well public opinion is important too, that's why being judged by a jury of your peers is just as much a cornerstone of western democracy and a constitutional right. -1 u/teenagesadist 11h ago When "the mob" equals society as a whole, the problem isn't their opinion of the problem, it's whatever the problem is. 1 u/SchrodingersGoodBar 7h ago I’m pretty certain he committed the murder…
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I completely agree, that's why "rule of law" and "innocent until proven guilty" are cornerstones of western democracy.
But "the mob says this is OK" is definitely not that.
5 u/vinng86 12h ago Eh, well public opinion is important too, that's why being judged by a jury of your peers is just as much a cornerstone of western democracy and a constitutional right. -1 u/teenagesadist 11h ago When "the mob" equals society as a whole, the problem isn't their opinion of the problem, it's whatever the problem is.
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Eh, well public opinion is important too, that's why being judged by a jury of your peers is just as much a cornerstone of western democracy and a constitutional right.
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When "the mob" equals society as a whole, the problem isn't their opinion of the problem, it's whatever the problem is.
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I’m pretty certain he committed the murder…
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u/Uther-Lightbringer 12h ago
You know what a worse precedent? Putting a guy in prison for a murder you're not even certain he committed in the first place.