We don't generally give accused people the benefit of the doubt much anymore.
Many accused people, especially celebrities are considered guilty when accused.
Our system of justice says you are innocent until proven guilty, but the court of public opinion uses a much lower threshold.
The courts apply a beyond all reasonable doubt criteria for criminal cases and in many cases, even with criminal acquittals, there is plenty of reasonable evidence.
To protect the innocent we have erected many restrictions on what evidence can be admitted and what a jury can be exposed to.
There is an old adage that says it is better to let a 10 guilty men go free than to convict one innocent one.
Of course one wonders if future victims of those 100 would agree with that?
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