In the United States, a verdict of guilt or innocence turns according to the question of reasonable doubt.
You are not supposed to be convicted of a crime unless it is proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you are guilty.
Unfortunately for many people, the law is not applied equitably by the police or by the court system. However, systemic failure to apply the law equitably does not mean that it's a bad law.
Prosecution by the media, social or professional, is not an acceptable substitute for that law in any situation.
There is no reasonable doubt that Mr. Assad is guilty of atrocities that should be tried in an international court. That process should be applied to him, so that he can be given the verdict that he deserves.
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