We seem to have moved from trial by jury to trial in the media. If popular opinion doesn't agree with the jury, then let's ignore it.
I also fault the media for reporting based on unverified/unsubstantiated statements. Once those statements are out there, they become "well, NBC said..". Look at the recent Rolling Stone/UVa debacle. Was there truth there? No one will ever know, but public opinion forced the university to act absent any proof or even legal charges filed.
Even the allegations made against Bill Cosby are just that, allegations. No criminal charges, no trial. Unless/until it makes its way thru the criminal justice system, our system of justice says he is innocent until proven guilty.
If you look at the number of "guilty" folks who are later freed, you see some of the problems of letting passions over-ride the truth.
Of course, if you don't like our sometimes less than perfect justice system, China has a much simpler system. Once charged, the odds are that you will be found guilty within a very few days and immediately executed. Not sure that I want that to become the norm here.
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