Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Comments debate the legal principle of 'innocent until proven guilty,' often criticizing perceived reversals to 'guilty until proven innocent' in legal, surveillance, or societal contexts.

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Sample Comments

yellowapple Aug 3, 2022 View on HN

Don't forget the assumption of guilt unless proven innocent.

horseradish7k Aug 22, 2025 View on HN

this means you're guilty until proven otherwise, does it not?

albertsondev Aug 26, 2019 View on HN

Answer: They don't, and you're guilty until painstakingly proven innocent.

e40 Jun 8, 2016 View on HN

Because of the whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing?

recursive Jan 22, 2025 View on HN

It does. Innocent until proven guilty.

godelski Aug 7, 2018 View on HN

Innocent until proven guilty, right?

pilgrim689 Dec 29, 2014 View on HN

It's innocent until proven guilty isn't it?

eyeareque Jun 13, 2014 View on HN

They claim to have "proof", but what ever happened to "Innocent until proven guilty"?

hessenwolf Sep 5, 2014 View on HN

Yes, but innocent until proven guilty and all that.

badrabbit Feb 1, 2022 View on HN

Innocent until proven without reasonable doubt otherwise. If others cannot prove your guilt, you are within your right.