[masklinn]

> While that may help you in the courtroom, the court of public opinion doesn't wait for a verdict. It confuses silence with guilt.

No, it confuses silence with confirmation of its prejudice. If the court of public opinion does not think you're guilty your silence will support that, if the court of public opinion thinks you're guilty your silence will support that.

[cookiecaper]

It's almost impossible to overcome the public's prejudice. Is it better to remain silent and allow people to make their assumptions or put out new statements that will also likely be misconstrued and potentially make things worse?