Everybody’s Guilty: To The Police State, We’re All Criminals Until We Prove Otherwise
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught.”—Hunter S. Thompson The burden of proof has been reversed. No longer are we presumed innocent. Now we’re presumed guilty unless we can prove our innocence beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Rarely, are we even given the opportunity to do so. Although the Constitution requires the government to provide solid proof of criminal activity before it can deprive a citizen of life or liberty, the government has turned that fundamental assurance of due process on its...
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught.”—Hunter S. Thompson The burden of proof has been reversed. No longer are we presumed innocent. Now we’re presumed guilty...
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