Innocent until

Innocent until proven guilty is a phrase often bantered about but the meaning is some what clouded by the way laws are enforced. A person charged with an offense could spend considerable time in jail while awaiting trial, a trail at which they may be found not guilty. Minnesota like 20 other states has a civil commitment law. There are convicted pedophiles who have served their time but are sent to another prison for crimes they may commit. In the news this week are something called Red Flag laws. These allow a person to go to a court and say another person is a danger to themselves or others and if the judge agrees the police will go to that persons home and demand that they give up their guns. This assumption of guilt is based on one persons opinion of another not on any evidence given in trial.