court of law

[miniskirtatlaw]

[Miley has several books spread out in front of her, and she frowns at the one she's reading]

Burden of proof... [more absently, to herself]It's... an annoyance, but if I must, I'll play by the rules of these courts. If the Burden of Proof must rest with the prosecution, then so be it

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[miswrites]

[Intrigued look is a go!] It's a complicated issue. There are so many documented cases where it's clear to anybody with a little bit of common sense and intuition that the accused was guilty, but he or she still walked free because the court decided the prosecution didn't have enough concrete evidence. The system is frequently flawed and imperfect, something which is incredibly frustrating to contemplate.

On the other hand, assuming "guilty until proven innocent" rather than "innocent until proven guilty" leads to exactly the same set of problems, just framed differently.

I think your resolve is admirable. That's really the only way to protect the integrity of the system, taking matters into your own hands and sticking to your ideals and ethics; if enough of the right people did so, it seems to me that we'd be much better off as a society.

[miniskirtatlaw]

Those who receive guilty verdicts must deserve them. It's my job to ensure that no matter what, the guilty are rightly accused.

Though I'm not in the place I thought I was... that's no reason to simply... wait.

[miswrites]

I'm glad there are people like you going into the legal profession. What made you decide to become a prosecutor?

[miniskirtatlaw]

[pause] The very reason I stated before.

To make sure the guilty are found.