Dogma.....'standby the man, innocent until guilty?.?
In your defence, I'm sure what you meant to say was, 'reserve your judgement, until proven guilty'?
That would have made a lot more sense and would be a balanced view. Our justice system allows for the opportunity that an individual has the right to defend himself and the prosecution must be able to deliver the evidence beyond reasonable doubt that he has actually commited such a crime.
The above human right ensures that even villains are not punished until such time as the evidence proves the facts; it does not mean that such villains are innocent until such time, as the evidence often proves they were guilty at the time they commited the crime.
It serves to protect the few innocent that might appear to be guilty, from punishment unless the evidence can prove they did commit the crime.
The system also allows for some that are actually guilty, to escape punishment because the weight of evidence is insufficient to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the individual is guilty. Would that make such a person innocent? Yes, in the courts eyes, but not in reality!
Pilots are human beings and as such, just as prone to break the law as any other individual, but I guess there would be a tendency on a forum such as this to assume that we are all above such naughtiness!
See the difference?
Last edited by Jack The Lad; 2nd Jul 2004 at 22:43.