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US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back

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224 points croes | 1 comments | 01 Apr 25 09:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mcv ◴[01 Apr 25 09:49 UTC] No.43544826[source]▶
This is why due process is essential for everybody. The moment you deny it to one group, you can deny it to anyone by claiming they're in that one group.
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jrs235 ◴[01 Apr 25 12:39 UTC] No.43546062[source]▶
I do believe the whole concept of beyond A reasonable doubt was based upon the belief that it is better for 10 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to suffer. What is happening is a slap in the face of our foundational principles and justice system.
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timeon ◴[01 Apr 25 14:44 UTC] No.43547380[source]▶
> I do believe the whole concept of beyond A reasonable doubt was based upon the belief that it is better for 10 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to suffer.

Societies that do believe in this do not have capital punishment. It seems to me from the outside that US have different priorities. Like with school-shootings - apparently that is worth it there.

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xracy ◴[01 Apr 25 20:29 UTC] No.43550994[source]▶
At the very least this has been a hotly contested conversation for a while in the US. I do still believe it's a founding principle of the US' legal system.
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1. milesrout ◴[02 Apr 25 12:32 UTC] No.43555923{4}[source]▶
Lots of things are founding principles of the American legal system, including freedom of speech, trial by jury, presumption of innocence, and the death penalty.