That's the way it's supposed to be, but many people seem to believe the opposite. If an accused person is subsequently judged "not guilty" in a court of law, people say "he got off". I'm sure that some guilty people do manage to get away with their crimes, but that's better than having innocent people convicted. Of course that happens too, but that shouldn't be the intent of the legal system. I remember, back in the days of the Cold War, that Russia seemed to have a lower crime rate than the US, but they also had a reputation for sending a lot of innocent people to Siberia. Somebody conducted a poll of some Russian people, asking them if it was better that some innocent people go to prison or that some guilty people go scot free. The consensus was - Duh! everybody knows that it's better if some innocent people go to prison. I wonder what the results would be if a pollster asked the same question in the US.
I hate to be the one to tell you this, Uncle Ken, but not all liberals are as fair, honest, and intelligent as you are. Of course not all conservatives are as fair honest, and intelligent as I am either. We should probably do something about that. Any ideas?
Uncle Ken's link provides a logical and plausible explanation of the reason for the closure of that solar observatory. But what about the post office? 'Splain that one if you can!
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