Re:Statement from Edward Snowden in Moscow
by stcredzero on Monday July 01, 2013 @08:55PM
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Presumption of innocence is not explicitly enshrined as a right in the US constitution. Rather, it's entered from other rights, like the 5th amendment. In the case of rape, many local US jurisdictions have weakened it in the interest of deterrence.
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