2007-11-09 05:11:15 · 61 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is the theory.
But if the "media" decides you are guilty ahead of time or if the system wants a quick conviction (example the DA up for re-election in the Duke case) then God help you to be anything but guilty under the law too.
With the average voter and the average elected employee at a comic-book functional level, it isn't likely to change soon.
2007-11-09 05:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance when you can be held for 24hrs with out any proof. When cops already deam you guilty of a crime before they have even had enough time to collect evidence because they have a hunch. Never when Judges see each case as only a number and never the person being tried. Not gonna happen when one of the main things that drive our government is keeping 1/4 of all americans in the justice system. How could you believe you are inocent until proven guilty when real justice is willing to bow down to what the media feels is right and wrong be justice. You will be guilty until you can prove your inosence When prosecutors label and stereotype defendants, not caring about right or wrong but only caring about furthering there career with a spotless resume filled with a list of people that they sent to jail. When police officers are racist, biggot, bullies, they are grown men picking on teanagers and children. Todays justice system is a sad sad reality,
2007-11-09 05:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by willmiller82 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, you are really innocent if you didn't commit the crime. But others do not know if you are innocent or guilty. So in the court of law, many feel it is good to presume innocense until proven guilty.
Even if proven guilty, it doesn't necessarily mean you are really guilty. You are only really guilty if you did the crime. But again the court doesn't know what is real. All they have to go on is evidence, but they figure concluding is better than presuming.
Unfortunately to the truly innocent, people feel insecure when a suspect is allowed to walk among them, so they detain them until a trial. Of course, this violates presumption of innocense. However, it doesn't presume guilt, but a risk of guilt. The temporary detainment is a mitigation of risk.
So you have presumption of risk vs presumption of innocense. The solution is to make the period of detainment for trial as short as possible.
2007-11-09 05:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We can be innocent even after being "proven" guilty and vice versa. But the only Judge that really matters knows the truth without a trial.
2007-11-09 05:15:05 · answer #4 · answered by shelly 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In islamic law yes you are innocent until proven guilty. Which means that you cannot be punished in this world until proven guilty but you will have answer for you actions in front of God on the day of judgement.
2007-11-09 05:26:28 · answer #5 · answered by shahin_iqbal92 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The laws see things in reverse. If you are truly innocent until proven guilty, why are you arrested and charged? No, the truth is you are guilty until proven innocent in a court of law, by a judge or a jury.
2007-11-09 05:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by DB 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. Those are legal terms. The Criminal Justice System is not really about who committed a crime or who did not. It is based on the idea of proof, restriction on admissibility and such. The result is that an accused person is found to be Guilty or Not-Guilty. The word "innocent" has nothing to do with it.
A person who actually committed the act may be found not-guilty. That does not mean he did not do it. On the other hand, a person who did not commit the act may be found guilty. That does not mean he did. It only means the prosecution was able to convince a jury or not.
2007-11-09 05:18:27 · answer #7 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, vise-versa, we are guilty till proven innocent. If not, why are people put in jail before trial. How many have sat in jail/prison to later be found innocent? How is that time paid back to them? Loss of jobs, friends, family, self-esteem, etc.
Good question, something to really think about.
2007-11-09 05:32:41 · answer #8 · answered by Cike 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes but most of the time it feels like guilty, until proven innocent, i know been there
2007-11-09 05:14:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not so much anymore. If innocent until proven guilty, then why do so many people get arrested and have to prove themselves in court over something really dumb?
2007-11-09 05:19:29 · answer #10 · answered by tercentenary98 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋