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by ikeboy 3710 days ago
>not having been found guilty of any crime, are innocent.

That's not what innocent means. You should use unconvicted.
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hartpuff 3710 days ago
Why I should use "unconvicted", which implies possible guilt, for people who have not even been charged with anything, but are simply imprisoned and/or tortured indefinitely?
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ikeboy 3710 days ago
If you don't like that word, then use a longer phrase to convey what you mean. Innocent does not.
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hartpuff 3710 days ago
No, I will not come up with another word or phrase just because you will not accept innocent.
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