No, I'm just kidding.

So, a lot of people are very angry at the outcome of that trial.

I can see why.

But here's the thing. I've spend many long summers sitting behind receptionist desks in many different law offices.

This is what it boils down to. You cannot convict anyone who you cannot prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" is guilty.

I know many people out there are thinking "well, he's guilty as sin" and I agree. But a a society, we have spent hundreds, even thousands of years doling out punishment to the innocent.

The legal system in north america is based around protecting the innocent (for the most part).

I would rather see ten guilty people go free that one innocent person be incarcerated. Maybe a day will come when you are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Without the system we have today, there would be so many more wrongful convictions. Would you not want to have the luxury of being acquitted based on the lack of evidence, opposed to being convicted due to piles of circumstantial evidence just because you were there?

Many people are now asking, what about the ten people who were set free? Well I have to admit, the system isn't perfect, and it cannot keep you safe from everyone. There are murderers and rapists roaming the streets right now looking for their next victim. And a lot of them have never been through the system.

I realize there are many people in prison right now who did not commit the crime they were convicted of. But over the years, that number is dwindling. And I don't know about all of you out there, but I would never want my rights infringed on just because everyone "thinks" I'm guilty.

Those who are truly guilty will pay for their crimes eventually. The law may be imperfect, but karma isn't.