… Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd agrees, and he wants voters to pass an amendment to the Missouri Constitution in fall 2014 that would allow prosecutors in child sexual abuse cases to tell jurors about a defendant’s prior sex offenses, even allegations for which the person never faced charges. Full Article
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This is absurd!!! This is basically saying that if the accused had a prior accusation that turned out to be completely false, it can still be used against him in a current case!
Wow, I was under the impression that the prosecution had to get EVIDENCE to convict someone. Now, it seems that it’s ok to use heresy to convict. Now anything (literally ANYTHING) someone else says WILL be used against you in a court of law.
What in the HELL is wrong with this country?!