Comment on Washington man arrested for allegedly throwing rock at seal in Maui

Elilol@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ScriptSage@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s the dumb thing where they have to cover their ass legally. If the guy goes to court and somehow wins by convincing them it “slipped” from his hand then he could turn around and sue all the outlets who said he threw it

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s not it at all

    As of right now he is totally innocent. It is on the prosecution to prove that he commited a crime.

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What? No. He’s presumed innocent in the court of law. Whether they find him innocent or guilty doesn’t change him being innocent or guilty. You can be guilty and found innocent or innocent and found guilty. The opinion of the court only matters in the justice system, not in public opinion or reality.

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    • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      By that logic, OJ totally didn’t kill anyone.

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  • StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I imagine the more logical argument would be “I threw the rock, but it wasn’t at the seal” rather than “it slipped out of my hand at a high velocity”

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You are innocent until proven guilty

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  • bold_atlas@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Only applies to government. Not public opinion.

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    • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Public option unreliable is should be taken with a grain of salt. Everyone deserves a fair trial even when there is strong evidence to suggest that someone committed a crime.

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      • Elilol@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        you are THAT guy, right? the one with the rock

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  • Elilol@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Proven like what? Video or photographic evidence, for example? O.O

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