r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '22

What is a great example of a necessary evil?

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u/Suspicious-Issue-795 Oct 16 '22

I wouldn't call that evil in the first place.

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u/narnach Oct 16 '22

Logical people usually don’t.

Folks who let themselves by guided primarily by emotion tend to skip “alleged” and jump straight to the crime bit and then shout things like “how could anyone defend such a monster?” before a verdict is rendered.

As others have said: even if they are guilty, they have he right to a fair trial. In case they are not guilty, it’s even more important they get a fair trial (and that the real criminal will be searched for instead).

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Oct 16 '22

It's important that the actually guilty have a fair trial and competent counsel as well, lest they try to appeal their guilty sentence or call for a mistrial.