I saw shocking video evidence regarding NZ murder of a British girl on Sky News today, with things like 'her body was believed to be in this suitcase' described by the newsreader. But the trial has not yet occurred I believe.
Now in this case he 'probably' (though how do I know..

..as a private citizen...I can only go off what I am being told by those in power) is guilty - but I thought we had rules about this sort of thing - that prevented discussion of a case like this before it went to trial - in order to maintain a presumption of innocence always?...

...I was so suprised, I pointed it out to my husband & his comment was 'well it must be allowed seeing as they are doing it' but then I thought, 'really? or is that what keeps being relied upon?'...Just like they just started taking all of our privacy away from us, recording...

..our data, keeping it forever. I thought of the #Assange case and how he too has been tried by the public rather than a court of law. Is it really allowed? Or have people just stopped protesting when the law is misused & abused these days? If it is allowed, did the laws change?

Regardless of how adamant everyone is that this guy is guilty of a heinous crime - if that is the case, there is no need to publicy try him before his case has been judged in the courts. That in fact is a very dangerous precedent to accept - especially in an age where digital..

..deception & censorship of the truth is so easy to do. In our societies where authoritarian rule is becoming more & more concerning yet equally concerningly accepted. It all seems like nothing much important, a silly complaint where the guy is obviously guilty, a storm in a...

..teacup. Until it is you, or your child and this time you or they aren't guilty of anything but mild sedition in your/their speech, and suddenly there are videos of crimes you didn't commit & this time they don't even bother with a real trial, instead you are just disappeared...