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Kevin Spacey cleared over all sexual assault charges (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A case like this should be ironclad, though. "Beyond all reasonable doubt" is the standard for criminal charges. I wouldn't want people to be convicted of life-ruining crimes based on non-ironclad cases.

[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

I'm saying the evidence doesn't just have to be "ironclad" enough for a guilty verdict, it has to be so overwhelming that the outcome of the trial can be reasonably certain before a case is made. Why would I argue for the standard for evidence in a trial to be lessened? That doesn't make sense.