[danielweber]

Yes. The government can railroad guilty people as well as innocent people.

In fact, it can be worse when they railroad guilty people, because the next time the government cuts corners, people will just think "oh, it's okay, the government wouldn't bring a case unless they had proof. Remember the last guy who claimed that? He was guilty, too."

Dotcom is completely guilty AFAIC, but the state still has the burden to prove that guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury of his peers.

[jlgreco]

Exactly right. Railroading obviously guilty people concerns me greatly. That's how mob justice works, and it is the reason mob justice is generally seen as unappealing.