Libel ... can't call him "the bomber" (outside of fair comment doctrine) until he's adjudicated as such (conviction, confession, plea bargain etc ) ... of course, IANAL but I did work in journalism in my younger years.StewNTexas wrote:Maybe someone can explain it to me, as I just can't get my head around it.
Why is the guy they have in Boston still being called a suspect?
I think I know the reason this was started many years ago, to keep the presumption of innocence going until a trial gets underway, but I still don't understand what is being done in this case.
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:55 pm
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- Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:38 pm
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Re: Boston bombing suspects did not have valid handgun licen
They likely didn't have explosives permits either.
So what?
So what?