Tuesday 7 March, 2006

Guilty until proven guilty

Filed under: General, Politics

A quote from tonight's Fox 5 News sums up the US media's attitude towards arrested people, particularly in relation to high-profile cases.

"He's not been charged with her murder. Not yet, at least." Lisa Evers, Fox 5 News

Apparently, the innocent until proven guilty concept is not specifically included in the US Constitution, but having come from English jurispudence, it has been around so long that it is considered common law. Apparently not.


Posted by dan at 1:01pm | Permalink | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)
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And we also heard the US attorney general call the Guantanamo detainees "terrorists". Not "alleged terrorists". Oh, no. We KNOW they are terrorists......

Posted by Mike Pellatt, 9:37pm, Tuesday 7 March 2006

Hm. We only just found out their names. I struggle with the conclusion that they're all terrorists.

Posted by Dan 9:40pm, Tuesday 7 March 2006

I can confirm they are all terrorists. Just look at them. If the US Government says they are terrorists I believe them. Tony Blair believes too.

Posted by Terrorist Spotter, 6:43am, Wednesday 8 March 2006
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