Re:Venice test brings up floodgates for first time
by lbeltrame on Sunday July 12, 2020 @08:16AM
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I will wait for the final decision, personally, as I think presumption of innocence still holds, even if I might disagree at a personal or political level with the accused.
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Re:Venice test brings up floodgates for first time
by afiori on Monday July 13, 2020 @05:24AM
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In this context presumption of innocence is different from presuming the crime did not happen. Presumption of innocence could be that even if you 100% sure corruption was pervasive you keep in mind that the people on trial might actually be innocent scapegoats.
Re:Venice test brings up floodgates for first time
by lbeltrame on Monday July 13, 2020 @07:08AM
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That's also something the sentence at the end of the trial may cover: "not having carried out the fact" versus "the fact has not occurred".
At this point, there is neither indication (nor a guilt sentence, either).