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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by Idontknowmyuser on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:52PM (#15735881)
when we talk about proven in the empiric sense a margin of error is always expected. but what "innocent until proven guilty" guarantees is that best efforts were made to make sure that someone is really guilty. Trial by social media cannot reasonably offer such guarantees.

Also, I presume you would agree that the police and by extension the court have better means than your average newspaper for determining guilt.

Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by damnyou on Monday November 20, 2017 @08:06PM (#15744764)
While the legal system might have more power than the average newspaper, that doesn't mean that it is more effective at determining guilt.

I was raped 10 years ago when I was a teen. There is no evidence of the crime. No court is going to convict my rapist.