Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 9767055)

You should also teach them about the justice system and how people are innocent until proven guilty.

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini (Post 9767055)

You should also teach them about the justice system and how people are innocent until proven guilty.

Originally Posted by ct (Post 9767064)

Oh get over it, seriously. Innocent people do not behave like this. Any justice system will only work if you use the brain in your head.

Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58 (Post 9766723)

I wonder why he would smash the camera on home security instead of just erasing footage?

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 9767169)

Good God.

While it *appears* that he's involved, without due process, this country would completely cease to exist.

In this day of instant information, I realize that it's become part of the national pastime to convict people via the media. But the man has RIGHTS under our constitution and just like any criminal investigation, it needs to run its course before a conviction can occur.

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco (Post 9767191)

That's certainly a cornerstone of our legal system, but public opinion doesn't operate under the constraint of innocent until proven. Neither should we aspire to it, IMHO.

Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco (Post 9767191)

Herdandez leads a public life and the public is under no obligation to give him the benefit of the doubt. That's the bargain he made for his money.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 9767196)

The biggest issue today, IMO, is instant social media. The "Court of Public Opinion" is scary to me. There's too much of a "mob mentality" in most cases. Whether it's a case like this or any other heinous crime, whether it's Twitter or Facebook or forums like this, there are too many people that scream out "Kill him!" or "He's guilty", blah, blah, blah.

In many cases, it's almost barbaric the way people behave.



That applies to everyone these days, whether it's Jodi Arias or George Zimmerman or Aaron Hernandez. Because of social media, people are convicted in the "Court of Public Opinion" long before they're tried in a criminal case.

Thank God that our Founding Fathers set up a system in which public opinion isn't law.

Originally Posted by Amnorix (Post 9767263)

This is nothing new. The British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre were found NOT guilty. Know who their lawyer was? John Adams. Due process was very important to the founders, especially due to the experience with the British Star Chamber.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 9767169)

Good God.

While it *appears* that he's involved, without due process, this country would completely cease to exist.

In this day of instant information, I realize that it's become part of the national pastime to convict people via the media. But the man has RIGHTS under our constitution and just like any criminal investigation, it needs to run its course before a conviction can occur.

Originally Posted by Amnorix (Post 9766865)

The ones I really feel bad for are the fans whose kids have a Hernandez shirt. I don't know if mine do, but I'm going to look and if they do I'm going to trash them, even if only as a life lesson for the boys.

Originally Posted by ct (Post 9767289)

Good God, use your brain on a case by case basis. Dude is a historical thug, and has destroyed evidence to cover up a murder. He'll have his days in court, and every right to defend himself, and for that i'm damn proud. But he's guilty of some slimy shit, beit straight up murder or very obvious cover up of a murder, and on a case by case basis, this is pretty apparent even outside of his civil rights to due process.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 9767196)

The biggest issue today, IMO, is instant social media. The "Court of Public Opinion" is scary to me. There's too much of a "mob mentality" in most cases. Whether it's a case like this or any other heinous crime, whether it's Twitter or Facebook or forums like this, there are too many people that scream out "Kill him!" or "He's guilty", blah, blah, blah...