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Originally Posted by Daldolma
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correct, but the bedrock of american criminal trial is still a presumption of innocence -- which is often restated as "innocent until proven guilty".
it has less to do with your intended meaning and more to do with your actual word choice. zimmerman, even if found not guilty, is not necessarily innocent. that is correct. but it's still humorous to claim that there is no reason to presume him innocent, given the fact that the core principle is referred to as the "presumption of innocence".
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In hindsight I should have said "assume." For all pragmatic purposes..there are people that are most likely guilty that get found "not guilty." Which is all well and good for the law. But when you start talking personal opinion...the burden of proof is much lower to come to an opinion of guilt justifiably.
I personally find it equally likely that Zimmerman was the aggressor. Nothing to convict on, but there it is. Getting your ass kicked isn't evidence you didn't "start it" given the context of him following martin for blocks.