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>On the flip-side, just because a doctor is sued for malpractice doesn't mean he's guilty of malpractice.

And there you have a fundamental problem of major parts of today's society: for many crimes (especially grave things like rape or child abuse), accusation is equivalent to guilt, irrespective of the facts.



>...today's society...

Has it ever been otherwise?


Well, it arguably got worse with the advent of the mass media, but technically you're right.




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