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by TheSOB88 5999 days ago
Why? A is a murderer.
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How do you know? A could be mentally ill, and thus innocent. A could be an undercover officer, or shooting in self defence against a threat you didn't see. And so on.

You can say "in my opinion, A is a murderer" -- but the only time you should be making a statement of fact on A's guilt is after it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

To do otherwise is to dishonestly masquerade your opinion as fact and to expose yourself to a nice fat libel lawsuit along the way.