tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17582952.post113599401262906189..comments2023-06-14T09:59:17.258-04:00Comments on A Thinking Man's Thoughts: The Rights of Victims and the AccusedFrank Sansonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09827320724505906703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17582952.post-1147220291886327932006-05-09T20:18:00.000-04:002006-05-09T20:18:00.000-04:00I agree that there needs to be a safeguard for the...I agree that there needs to be a safeguard for the accused. Defamation of character is the end result of the media's involvement in any case. Public persecution occurs long after the accused is acquited or found not guilty simply for the fact that the a name was posted in a newspaper or displayed on television. The wrongly accused individual is forced to move from the area just to avoid such activities. Once a person is accused of a crime, it will follow them for the rest of their life, all because somebody wants to get revenge publicly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17582952.post-1136371043317550902006-01-04T05:37:00.000-05:002006-01-04T05:37:00.000-05:00While you make some good points, there are also da...While you make some good points, there are also dangers. For instance, if this youth pastor was involved in illegal (and presumably immoral) activities, those whose children interact with this man have a right to know sooner than later. Just because a man is presumed innocent until proven guilty does not mean that caution is not appropriate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17582952.post-1136303740177993952006-01-03T10:55:00.000-05:002006-01-03T10:55:00.000-05:00Isle Kerguelen,Thanks for your comments. I had be...Isle Kerguelen,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. I had been worried I was yelling into the wind!<BR/><BR/>I agree completely that it would take a lot of work and a lot of fighting to get any kind of legislation through that would deal with this. And since being an advocate of "The Rights of the Accused" does not have the same type of political appeal as an advocate of "Victim's Rights", I doubt that there will be very many politicians who would be willing to take on the fight.<BR/><BR/>I am sure there would be "freedom of speech" cries, as well. I would think that there should be a way to counter that claim by using the "Rape Shield" laws already in place. In other words, if the name of the accuser in a rape case can be forbidden from being published, it would seem that there should be a way to do the same thing with the name of tha accused. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for commenting.Frank Sansonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827320724505906703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17582952.post-1136301131999096972006-01-03T10:12:00.000-05:002006-01-03T10:12:00.000-05:00After reading through your post one time, I think ...After reading through your post one time, I think you are right. Unfortunately, people can listen to police radio and read who has been accused in the paper the next morning.<BR/><BR/>It would be nice if things were handled more discretely. But that would take a lot of work. Some would cry "freedom of speech" and insist that public records should be made known. So, I'm not sure how changes would really be made after so many years of available information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981094652064715663noreply@blogger.com