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Andrew Little
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Green Party
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Idiot/Savant
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Labour Party
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No Right Turn
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Presumption of innocence
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Reversed burden of proof
Every now and again the planets align in such a way that we agree with something Idiot/Savant at No Right Turn has written.
Today is one of those days. Under the heading Time to defend the presumption of innocence Idiot/Savant blogs:
I accept that rape cases are difficult to prove. This change will make them remarkably easier. If Labour gets its way, there will be a lot more convictions for rape. And a lot more of them will be of innocent people. We presume innocence because we believe it is far better for the guilty to go free than for the innocent to be punished. Labour clearly does not believe that any more.
A party which does not believe in and will not defend the presumption of innocence does not deserve your vote. All they deserve is your contempt. If they retain this policy, you should not vote Labour.
In its haste to appeal to female voters, Labour has overreacted. The policy proposed by Andrew Little will create far more legal problems than it will solve, and it highly likely to result in innocent people being jailed.
In the meantime, it will be interesting to hear what other parties, and especially the Green Party think of Andrew Little and Labour's proposal. There may yet be other parties to add to Idiot/Savant's "do not vote for" list.
