Reply to post: @The idiot... you really don't get it...

British snoops at GCHQ knew FBI was going to arrest Marcus Hutchins

Ian Michael Gumby
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@The idiot... you really don't get it...

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@streaky

"I'd like to believe that they have the wrong guy..."

And a small principle generally referred to as 'innocent until proven guilty' would suggest, to me at least, that that belief should be a starting point - but what do I know.

Sorry mate, you really don't understand the meaning of the phrase innocent until proven guilty. So here's a quick lesson.

The expression is meant to show that at trial, the burden of proof is for the DA to show guild beyond a reasonable doubt. So you're presumed innocent until they have shown enough evidence so that either a judge or the jury find you guilty.

It has nothing to do with the court of public opinion.

The real question is why does the FBI think this is their guy?

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