Posted on Mar 29, 2014
Innocent until proven guilty, is this really true in the Army?
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I am not judging or defending anybody, I want the honest opinion of service members. On the recent high-profile case (no names please); of what was accused proven guilty? Before any evidence was shown, did you believe the he was guilty of the charges? Is perception stronger than legal verdict?
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It is always guilty until, proven guilty, as you will almost never be found innocent in the military. If they think you've done it, you've done it (unless you are a high ranking officer, then nothing ever happened.)
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Unfortunately we live in a society where people are "guilty until proven innocent" it really does not matter what branch of service your are in,that whole slogan "innocent until proven guilty" sadly doesn't hold much value in or outside the military it's sort of like the terms "love" and "hate" we as a society have devalued the true meaning of those words by using them nonchalantly and using them for their non intended purposes.
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Based on my 15 years of service, it has been guilty until proven innocent. I know because I have been there. I was lucky because I had solid and physical proof and witnesses to say I was not this or that or I never said or did "X".
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