how can we be sure she’s not? if she started the fight, he had a legal right to defend himself. her chin could have been scratched in the process. this is why juries, not the media, should decide guilt. i love that the white girl gets the benefit of the doubt though. 2015 and implicit bias is still running the show.

The phrase “innocent until proven guilty”, is not in itself a civil right, like equal protection, or freedom of speech, for example. The presumption of innocence, even in the case you cite, refers to the burden of proof on the prosecutor. It references the legal standard in the criminal context, but it not written in…

im not disagreeing with any of your opinions. im pointing out that you’re wrong about a fact. probable cause is unequivocally more than suspicion, according to the United States Supreme Court time and time again. Now you are saying it is suspicion with some evidence, which may be your opinion, but it is not the legal…

i would not disagree that it is a cornerstone of our system. but regardless of how important it is, there is no civil right saying that you are innocent until proven guilty. you cannot litigate it. that’s my point.

i wasn’t debating the meaning of “well-regulated”. I am saying whatever the definition, it refers to the militia. it does not refer to gun ownership.

i do not like her and absolutely will not vote for her or any other repub, but i don’t think she’s an idiot at all. she’s a smart woman, and she is savvy enough to pander to the base as she does, we just have different values, opinions, and solutions. but it is amazing to me that more people talk about her being dumb…

wasn’t it already in the ground (or close to it) when she took over? I thought she inherited a fucked up situation

reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause. probable cause is necessary for a charge (and/or indictment).

im sorry to be picky but to me, these distinctions are very important. the standard of proof of an indictment is PROBABLE CAUSE, it is NOT “suspicion”. in fact, the U.S. Supreme Court has held over and over and over again that “reasonable suspicion” is a lower standard than probable cause, and that suspicion alone, or…

i agree with you, but “innocent until proven guilty” is more of a symbolic principle; it is not a civil right. it is also specifically directed at the burden of proof on the prosecution, it does not address whether any pre-conviction legal status should restrict a person’s second amendment rights. the latter grants a…

an indictment presumes more than what you said and less than what the OP said. a defendant is often charged before an indictment; they are not the same. half of states use grand juries, and the other half use preliminary hearings to establish that probable cause existed. so there is a presumption of probable cause…

“well-regulated” modifies “militia”. does not express or imply anything remotely close to the idea that gun ownership itself should be well-regulated, but i have a feeling you already knew that.

ha wow she’s def lying about praying. super pandering to the base with that shit.

the fridge looks like it was originally going to be a shower in the middle of the kitchen. i guess all of a sudden they changed their minds.

i know chris brown is a dick, and people are free to despise him for the numerous reasons he has given us to do so. but there is something very racist about how mainstream media and general public treat him and want to black list him. it is sad to me that people do not see his life as worthy of redemption. people who…

can’t someone be insanely right or left wing on one issue, but still be considered a moderate in general? pre-obergefell, there were plenty of anti-gay marriage politicians who werent zealots, and would fit in that category imo

If you (or any other Jezebel writer) had a reliable source confirming the identity of the celebrity, would you publish it? I’m rationalizing why it’s okay to speculate, or even publish speculation, but presumably not okay to leak. They do seem different, but are they? How would you like it if a website suggested that…

is it also part of their brand DNA to not understand the concept of free speech? the government is not censoring their shitty t-shirts. private actors can go ham about it all day every day. someone please let their PR genius in on the secret.

maybe 20 fat jokes? or, more specifically, the same one, 20 different times. it’s sad for many reasons, but also because if rebel wilson wants to work in hollywood, these are the type of roles she must play. and if she passes, someone else will gladly take them. how unfair for fat actresses, for rebel personally, and…

they don’t know what disenfranchise means though. it’s probably what they think Chick-Fil-A is.