.@Shakestweetz You get presumption of innocence in court. I don't have to give it to Woody any more than I have to give him habeas corpus.
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@studentactivism Wait, are you saying you have the right to imprison Woody Allen in your closet even if the government demands you free him?2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@kragen What stops locking Woody Allen up is kidnapping law, not habeas. Similarly, because I'm a private citizen I owe him no presumption.1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes -
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@studentactivism So you're already prohibited from doing what a writ of habeas corpus would prohibit you from doing.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@studentactivism So maybe it's not a very good analogy.4 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@kragen That's precisely the POINT of the analogy. The presumption of innocence is a concept that only applies in a legal context.1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
@studentactivism we do have a venerable tradition of trotting it out culturally but oddly somehow only in defense of power @kragen
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