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BunLife t1_jb59fsh wrote

I get innocent until proven guilty, but if all the evidence is there... shouldnt it be an open & shut case?

His actions are ruining the lives of others, it's not like his victims can just continue living their lives like normal

I just don't get how this makes sense

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[deleted] t1_jb5dtsv wrote

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BunLife t1_jb5s5lm wrote

That is true, but for the Central Park Five there was no physical evidence that connected any of the teens to the scene.

I was thinking more in a situation where there is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. (Eg. clear video footage used to identify the individual and victim hospital records assuming she had a rape kit test done)

This suspect also got an ROR for the exact same type of sexual assault.

I understand it's due process, but damn.. feels like we're failing our citizens

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Rottimer t1_jb5zp4l wrote

Even video evidence can be questionable. There was a black man arrested for robbing places because his own mother turned him in after thinking she recognized him in video footage on the news.

Turns out it was a white man in a realistic mask.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/white-man-lifelike-black-mask-evade-arrest-robberies/story?id=12288529

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ketzal7 t1_jb8x0we wrote

Damn imagine your own mother turning you in without even knowing you had done it for sure.

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wReStLeRmAn_ t1_jb5dxzx wrote

Doesn’t matter who you are we are all entitled to due process, not that I condone this deplorable act of violence.

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