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GastonRabbit MOD Sounds good on paper (he/him) (General of TV Troops)
vmistm Since: Jan, 2011
Apr 13th 2011 at 1:31:41 AM •••

Should it be noted that this argument is explicitly and specifically illegal for prosecutors in the US to use? This has been clearly decided to be a violation of the the defendant's rights, as the prosecutor must prove they actually did it, not that the most likely case is they committed the crime.

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infraredshirt Since: Jul, 2010
Mar 7th 2012 at 4:27:29 AM •••

I wouldn't add it without a citation.

Like any statistical fallacy, if this goes unchallenged in any court, anywhere, then something's probably gone horribly wrong.

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