• Freefall@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    His position would have to have proof to back it… Otherwise a president can be “convinced” of anything convenient and be immune from everything. It is a stupid position.

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      4 months ago

      You reversed the burden of proof. In a criminal case, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty. It is the prosecutor - not the accused president - who has to do the proving.

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        4 months ago

        Burden of proof applies to the legal system, sure…I am saying he would have to prove he was “convinced”…like if I shoot someone in self defense, I have to prove there was a threat to my person instead of me not liking their hat. It is proving my thought process leading up to the event.

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          4 months ago

          like if I shoot someone in self defense, I have to prove there was a threat to my person instead of me not liking their hat.

          No, you don’t. The last state to place the burden of proof on you for defending yourself was Ohio, but they repealed their unconstitutional “Affirmative Defense” requirement in 2019. In every state, the burden is on the prosecutor to prove that your actions were not defensive, not yours to prove they were.

          Likewise, it is the prosecutor’s burden to prove he was fraudulently “convinced”.

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            That definately makes killing folks a whole lot easier, as long as I am the only witness. “I defended myself, prove otherwise…kthnxbai!”.