Speaking of Goldilocks (and continuing the tangent), I wanted to address the phrase “Innocent until proven guilty.” Why isn’t it “Innocent unless proven guilty”?
This is probably a major reason why people are automatically assumed to be guilty when arrested or taken in for questioning. And juries cannot honestly say that they think a person is initially innocent because of this – especially when outrage or other charged emotions are at the crux of the crime.
That one word implies that law enforcement and the justice system have already convicted a person. If until was changed to unless, then the system may work differently. I know it takes steps for law enforcement to come to a conclusion that a person may be guilty because of their due diligence and evidence, but until makes the public also jump to the same conclusion.
By the way, I heard about the attached and was wondering what you may think of it.
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