[SpiritWarrior]

Originally Posted by robertthebard I do see the difference, and I believe that is why the jury returned the verdict they did, they had reasonable doubt. Burden of Proof is there for a reason, and it's a good one. Circumstantial evidence can be used to make anyone look guilty. Our system requires that law enforcement prove they are. As has been stated, they failed to do so, at least to 12 men and women, and that's what matters now. Regarding the law, it could be a really bad thing. Yeah, they'll go case by case, but on the off chance that they decide to charge somebody who was innocent, it could end up costing that person everything, for something they had no control over. Especially considering the fact that if you file a missing person's report, most states require them to be gone at least 24 hours. So now, will one rule cause an arrest and possibly a conviction, just because they couldn't say "Hey, my kid was supposed to be back from his camping trip today, and hasn't shown up", and the cop says, "we can't do anything until they've been missing 24 hours". Dilemma City, waiting to happen.

I agree about the burden of proof.

I think the clock starts tolling after 24 hrs as normal. But it becomes a crime to not report a kid missing over 24 hrs I imagine.