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Benefit of the doubt

In that case, the defendant who's been accused of a crime walks free on the strength of very benefit of the doubt.

It may be the right or wrong decision for the judge to have to make. Later on, new pieces of evidence may be available to prove the crime is committed beyond any reasonable doubt but for the moment, all that the judge can do is to let the accused go. That's how the legal system works, and that is as it should be if the law is the law.

Otherwise, there'd be no rule of the law.

Anyways, in our example, what “he” did to the speaker might not be serious and everything might indeed turn out to be all cool and good, but still it is very kind of the speaker to give him the benefit of the doubt.

As I said, it reflects a fair spirit and a kind heart – whether the speaker would later regret her generous decision is another matter.

All right, here are media examples of people giving or given the benefit of the doubt – perhaps correctly, perhaps not:

1. The “Stand Your Ground” laws in Florida and other states should all be repealed. At best, they are redundant. At worst, as in the Trayvon Martin killing, they are nothing but a license to kill.

Police in Sanford, Fla., cited the statute as grounds for their decision not to file charges against Martin's killer, George Zimmerman. Martin, 17, was strolling home from a convenience store, armed with an iced tea and a bag of Skittles, when Zimmerman -- a Neighborhood Watch volunteer and wannabe police officer -- spotted him and decided he looked suspicious.