• ideonek@piefed.social
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    17 days ago

    But I’m not arguing “innocent until” part. I’m arguing what constitute “proven guilty”. Is there a number of testimonies that should be counted as proof?

    You dogged the theoretical question. Is testimony of 100% people enough? Does at ANY point testimonies become more than "accusation alone?

    (btw it’s not “until proven guilty” it’s “until proven guilty beyond all reasonable doubt”.)

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      17 days ago

      Then all you’d need is collusion between a sufficient number of people to get someone you don’t like convicted of any crime.

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      17 days ago

      I didn’t dodge your question, I answered it directly in saying that convicting on accusations alone is a dark path.

      There is no number of accusations made that should be considered “proof” of anything.

      But, every accusation should be taken seriously and investigated objectively.

      (Btw, the salient part of that in relation to this conversation is “proven” not “reasonable doubt”)