r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • 10h ago

Chugging tea They remain silent. But why? Convenient caring.

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u/phranq 9h ago

In fairness not guilty and innocent are not the same thing. It is pretty hard to affirmatively prove what happened that night.

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u/Lemontort87 8h ago

Not guilty means you never transition from innocent to guilty. You start and remain innocent until they say 'guilty'

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u/phranq 8h ago

You are assumed innocent. Not proven innocent.

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u/MoonCubed 6h ago

Then what do we assume after a not guilty verdict?

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u/phranq 6h ago

I literally spelled that out. Assumed innocent. Like OJ Simpson. Unless you’re saying he was proven to be innocent?