>Is it really unfortunate? Yes; the system should not be biased towards guilt. | Hacker News

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		p0pcult on Dec 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The United States of America vs. Samuel Bankman-Fr... >Is it really unfortunate? Yes; the system should not be biased towards guilt.

rootusrootus on Dec 13, 2022 [–]

This is arguably biased towards justice, not guilt.

MacsHeadroom on Dec 13, 2022 | [–]

"It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer."[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%27s_ratio

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