Comment by 20260126032624
10 hours ago
> How much positive evidence for guilt is necessary before we decide that some man should be put away?
The answer to this question is ZERO. We are human, after all (and the corollary is that no amount of evidence will tip the scale for someone we don't want to put away). How much positive evidence for guilt ought to be necessary for a society to remain moral/egalitarian/equitable is a different question entirely.
I think you’re taking “necessary” literally, whereas the author is posing a question about morality.
Zero evidence is required to lock someone up?
Correct. The only thing required to lock someone up is power.
Well, power is another euphemism you could deconstruct as well. But that doesn't mean that you can just lock people up, in most countries. I certainly can't.
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