@[email protected]MB to [email protected]English • 20 days agoAdnan Syed's conviction reinstated in Serial podcast murder casewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkAdnan Syed's conviction reinstated in Serial podcast murder casewww.bbc.com@[email protected]MB to [email protected]English • 20 days agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-square@mipadaitulinkEnglish2•20 days agoOn one hand, the podcast makes a pretty compelling case for his innocence. On the other hand, the podcast has no requirements at all to be fair, or hold any evidence standard, or even to be truthful. On the third hand, the burden of proof is on the state, not on the accused, so any reasonable doubt would mean he should be declared no guilty. On the fourth hand, I’m just some schmo that listened to a podcast a decade ago, and have absolutely no say or sway in the matter.
On one hand, the podcast makes a pretty compelling case for his innocence.
On the other hand, the podcast has no requirements at all to be fair, or hold any evidence standard, or even to be truthful.
On the third hand, the burden of proof is on the state, not on the accused, so any reasonable doubt would mean he should be declared no guilty.
On the fourth hand, I’m just some schmo that listened to a podcast a decade ago, and have absolutely no say or sway in the matter.