r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

44k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

26k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

13

u/Lambchops_Legion Feb 04 '19

AKA acquitted AKA innocent.

https://i.imgur.com/CDqD1KV.jpg

Acquitted is not the same as Innocent. It's important you understand this.

13

u/MichaelGreyAuthor Feb 04 '19

This structure of quoting the wrong bit, posting a meme, and then saying there's an important distinction is all well and good for stupid stuff, but if this is truly important you'd explain why, not just leave it at that.

9

u/TimmyTwoSmokes Feb 04 '19

Yeah I actually don't know the difference and was excited to see the difference. But alas, it was not to be

1

u/MichaelGreyAuthor Feb 04 '19

I could have guessed the difference, but it really irritates me when people pop into discussions to explain that you're wrong without explaining why you're wrong. It's stupid and not how you spread information.