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If you’re being tried for a crime, you can still be kept in jail, or otherwise restricted by bail conditions. And even if parts of the state may consider you innocent until proven guilty, having been indicted can be terrible for your employment either in the present (if being trialled means you can’t show up for work) or in the future (if, after background checks, employers wouldn’t like to risk touching you).

So while it id true that there is an ‘innocent until proven guilty’ rule, the actual consequences of being indicted are not the consequences one would expect for someone who is actually assumed to be innocent.

I think your comment is not a helpful way to discuss a nuanced topic.



At least the judicial system is adversarial, and the trial goes on before a jury, and you can present evidence, and cross examine your accusers.

When a handful of social media companies decide to block a story, there's no one to turn to. They're judge, jury, and executioner.




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