[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

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.

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.