Guilty? (1 Viewer)

[Sinn Fein]

Lets say your neighbor is arrested for embezzlement from his/her company.

You see him get arrested - What is your initial reaction - do you think he did something wrong, or do you think he is innocent?

What about when it get to trial - What does your gut say?

Set aside the standard "I presume he is innocent until proven guilty" that everyone knows they are supposed to say. I want to know what is your initial gut reaction - which could be a presumption of innocence.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Inviting his wife over for threeway while he can't make bail and giving her false promises that we'll help with the financial hardships.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Lets say your neighbor is arrested for embezzlement from his/her company.

You see him get arrested - What is your initial reaction - do you think he did something wrong, or do you think he is innocent?

What about when it get to trial - What does your gut say?

Set aside the standard "I presume he is innocent until proven guilty" that everyone knows they are supposed to say. I want to know what is your initial gut reaction - which could be a presumption of innocence.

I went Nos. 4 & 2.

I think it would help to know what you thought of him beforehand though.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Depends on which neighbor.

 

[GregR]

I think it's fair to say that there is probably a good correlation between being arrested for embezzlement, and committing embezzlement. So I don't think it would be wrong to be increasingly wary to some degree.

But I would still have an open mind until I heard the evidence.

Also worth saying, I'm not sure that embezzling from a company and burglary of a neighbor are crimes frequently committed by the same person, so I'm not going overboard thinking my possessions are at risk either way.

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Agree with poster above, embezzlement is one of those rare crimes where indictment is a high probability of guilt.

I also used to conduct fraud investigations, unless its a lot of money companies usually just fire the person and don't file criminal charges. So that leads me further down the path of guilty upon arrest.

 

[Fat Nick]

I can tell you based on personal experience that most people assume they are guilty.

I'm going through this right now with a family member who is dealing with embezzlement charges. Indictment is a high probabllity of guilt, but there are a lot of circumstances where embezzlement is a grey area. Unfortunately most don't look at the facts before making conclusions.

 

[jon_mx]

Depends on which neighbor.

Pretty sure we also need to know his race, gender identification/sexuality, political orientation, and height to properly come to a rash judgment.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Depends on which neighbor.

Pretty sure we also need to know his race, gender identification/sexuality, political orientation, and height to properly come to a rash judgment.

I might be able to decide if I heard their name.

 

[jfranco77]

Lets say your neighbor is arrested for embezzlement from his/her company.

You see him get arrested - What is your initial reaction - do you think he did something wrong, or do you think he is innocent?

What about when it get to trial - What does your gut say?

Set aside the standard "I presume he is innocent until proven guilty" that everyone knows they are supposed to say. I want to know what is your initial gut reaction - which could be a presumption of innocence.

I went Nos. 4 & 2.

I think it would help to know what you thought of him beforehand though.

This. If I thought he was a standup guy and knew him well beforehand, more likely to give him the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Bull Dozier]

Lets say your neighbor is arrested for embezzlement from his/her company.

You see him get arrested - What is your initial reaction - do you think he did something wrong, or do you think he is innocent?

What about when it get to trial - What does your gut say?

Set aside the standard "I presume he is innocent until proven guilty" that everyone knows they are supposed to say. I want to know what is your initial gut reaction - which could be a presumption of innocence.

I went Nos. 4 & 2.

I think it would help to know what you thought of him beforehand though.

This. If I thought he was a standup guy and knew him well beforehand, more likely to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Agreed. If it was the guy down the street I don't know anything about, I'd probably assume guilt from the get go.