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Cirsium

(4,261 posts)
22. No
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 08:12 PM
Oct 2025

The burden of proof is on those in power. What is so difficult to understand? The entire point of the presumption of innocence, Habeas corpus, Miranda rights, probable cause, reasonable suspicion, copyright law, trial by a jury of your peers et al is to protect the powerless from the powerful. The rich and powerful don't need such protections.

Good grief, if people don't grasp that, then it is no wonder the country is sliding into a fascist nightmare.

Maybe this will help:

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

See the problem?

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This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Oct 2025 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2025 #2
What a card you are! dpibel Oct 2025 #4
It's definitely on brand. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #11
Are you also wary of people who dream up wild theories? WarGamer Oct 2025 #12
Wild theories? dpibel Oct 2025 #13
Of course. But in some cases they aren't theories. They're facts observed by others as well. BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author ZZenith Oct 2025 #10
Yeah! Houses just blow up all the time. Especially when the occupant has just pissed off Donnie Dumbass! paleotn Oct 2025 #5
Oh stop it Cirsium Oct 2025 #8
Lots of good points in this post. calimary Oct 2025 #9
Who are 'them' who bear this burden of proof? Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #15
Those in authority Cirsium Oct 2025 #16
So, 'Those in authority' Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #17
You seem confused Cirsium Oct 2025 #19
And the burden of proof Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #21
No Cirsium Oct 2025 #22
Sigh... okay, I'll try it this way: Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #24
Seriously? Cirsium Oct 2025 #25
So... Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #29
You know it isn't Cirsium Oct 2025 #30
No, I do not know that Oeditpus Rex Oct 2025 #31
Wow! I just followed the Bluesky thread, yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #3
Will anyone ever get real evidence out of SC? SheltieLover Oct 2025 #26
I am expecting we can trust SLED more than the current FBI. yellow dahlia Oct 2025 #27
Well...isn't that convenient. paleotn Oct 2025 #6
Natural gas explosion? Just a coincidence it's the day after Miller trashes her Captain Zero Oct 2025 #18
K&R spanone Oct 2025 #7
K&R UTUSN Oct 2025 #14
I have not found a single reliable report that there was a pre-fire explosion. Ms. Toad Oct 2025 #23
Well........................................ BBbats Oct 2025 #28
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