Commentary on Innocent, but Found Guilty

My commentary is on the Daily's blog post Innocent, but Found Guilty.    I agree with you, it should be a lot harder for innocent people to be convicted of life ending crimes.  I think it would be better for us to miss some criminals rather than become the very ones unjustly stealing the lives of innocent people.   If you remember the Salem witch trials, a lot of innocent people were killed and imprisoned on the testimony of some weak minded brats.   I think beyond the shadow of doubt should mean more than just whether or not you think it's likely the person is guilty.   We need real evidence and if we don't have it we should let the accused go until we do.