tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051039811201306685.post1216454201258073194..comments2024-03-28T11:43:56.276-07:00Comments on Dena's Ramblings: Legal Definitions - PDena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051039811201306685.post-56486232794834660362015-04-18T15:46:26.016-07:002015-04-18T15:46:26.016-07:00I agree with you, but that's what we have. Th...I agree with you, but that's what we have. The only real way to get "innocent" is to find the real perpetrator and get him to confess. [And that doesn't always work either.]<br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051039811201306685.post-1006334715700297152015-04-18T11:03:17.166-07:002015-04-18T11:03:17.166-07:00I really don't like the terminology "not ...I really don't like the terminology "not guilty" because, as you point out, legally speaking, it's not intended as a declaration of innocence. And yet the term "guilty" has moral connotations beyond what a court might declare. It would be better to say, "Not proven" or "Guilt not proven."Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com