Hongkongers’ right to perform music in public is protected by a UN treaty enshrined in the city’s mini-constitution, an elderly man accused of playing a popular protest song in public without a per…
“Days later, Tam reversed his decision and decided that Li had a case to answer, saying it was the defence who must bear the burden of proof, not the prosecution.”
Holy crap. You could be accused of anything and if you can’t prove its a lie then bye bye.
Guess what? We have that in the US too. It’s called civil asset forfeiture. Only your property is on trial and you have to prove it wasn’t used to commit a crime.
“Days later, Tam reversed his decision and decided that Li had a case to answer, saying it was the defence who must bear the burden of proof, not the prosecution.”
Holy crap. You could be accused of anything and if you can’t prove its a lie then bye bye.
Guess what? We have that in the US too. It’s called civil asset forfeiture. Only your property is on trial and you have to prove it wasn’t used to commit a crime.
Yup, and we should 100% abolish that nonsense. And while we’re at it, let’s abolish qualified immunity as well.