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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. He's presumed innocent (legally) until he is either tried

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Sat Jun 20, 2015, 05:51 PM

Jun 2015

or enters a formal guilty plea - a confession to the police isn't enough. Yeah, we all know he did it, but one of the conventions of journalism is to use the terms "suspect" and "alleged" until there's been a formal adjudication of guilt. Doesn't bother me a bit.

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Why do news reports - at least at print - refer to the shooter as "suspect" [View all] question everything Jun 2015 OP

imho--he has to be legally convicted in a court of law. But I have riversedge Jun 2015 #1

Yup. Until Lindsay Jun 2015 #2

Thanks. I understand that but it grates me when I read... (nt) question everything Jun 2015 #4

He's presumed innocent (legally) until he is either tried The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #3

Because he has not been convicted nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #5