I think you are probably right, Angela... but I don't know it. So I have to reserve judgment. I remember when I was on the jury in this robbery case. The guy was caught with stolen property and he was on trial for stealing the items from a car and also possession of stolen property. He was caught red handed by cops with the stuff, but they coudln't provide a single witness that saw him take the stuff.
We, the jury, felt he probably and in all liklihood stole the stuff because otherwise how did he get possession of it. But in the end, me and a few others helped the rest of the jury see that we could not find him guilty of stealing the items because there was no proof, just a lot of circumstantial evidence. We found him guilty of possession though because there was much proof. I think sometimes we have to be careful not to assume that just because a person commits a crime in one area they are guilty of another.
I don't know... I just don't like seeing people judged without a fair chance at defending themselves. That's how I would want to be treated so I have to extend that same treatment to others.
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