Presumption of Not Guilty

Ever notice how the presumption of innocence is maintained–especially by media in their meticulous use of “allege” or “allegedly” for murder suspects–but it doesn’t seem to apply to those accused of child-sex abuse? The charges are too despicable and monstrous–and the word “innocent,” which is really a moral not a legal term–seems outrageously inappropriate.

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