Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
No one ever has thought of North Korea or Russia as countries where the rule of Law applies. Both are Dictatorships / Plutocracies / Kleptocracies.

When we start suspending Habeus Corpus because it is convenient, who makes this call?

But who is suspending anything? I don't think anyone is getting jailed here, or did I miss something?
If someone does however make his money by being in the favor of the public, then you can't force the public to continue to like them until they're proven guilty. The public or industry may dislike them over anything, including the choice of partner, amount of money donated or children kissed in front of a camera. When politicians are caught lying you don't force people to continue to vote for them until they're proven guilty of lying in a court, do you?

I would even agree that this isn't always fair, but in some cases it is. Remember this American girl who was convicted/not convicted of murder in Italy? I think neither the courts nor the public were sure what to do there, so what would one do there? Of course saying she's guilty because he eyes are cold was a bit much...