An institution presumed innocent a priori will be acquitted regardless of evidence

Evidence

All of this must have produced some sort of cognitive dissonance in the jury. All the evidence pointed to Duggan not being armed when he was shot — as the jury itself conceded. Furthermore, the blatant cover-up with the gun should have fatally undermined the Met’s story. But no (so the “reasoning” must have gone) — the police cannot be guilty, a priori, therefore they are not. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1754

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to the systemic institutional-exculpation dynamics in Along the Archival Grain and Base Nation discussions. — connects to: Presumption of innocence is a legitimate appeal to ignorance enshrined in law — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1080

Broader Connections

• Presumption of innocence is a legitimate appeal to ignorance enshrined in law #contradicts (0.85) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1080