Re:Canada's top court backs order for Google to remove firm'...
by throwaway2048 on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @06:57PM
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The presumption is innocence within the criminal justice system. It is not proof of innocence, nor a statement of innocence.
This has legal ramifications in the civil justice system (the one where somebody sues another), where the barrier of judgment is a "preponderance of evidence", not "beyond a reasonable doubt".
OJ Simpson escaped a murder charge with a verdict of not guilty, but was found in civil court to have committed the tort of "wrongful death", and had to pay a lot of money (civil court cannot jail you).
Does anyone really think OJ Simpson was actually innocent?
This has legal ramifications in the civil justice system (the one where somebody sues another), where the barrier of judgment is a "preponderance of evidence", not "beyond a reasonable doubt".
OJ Simpson escaped a murder charge with a verdict of not guilty, but was found in civil court to have committed the tort of "wrongful death", and had to pay a lot of money (civil court cannot jail you).
Does anyone really think OJ Simpson was actually innocent?