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Aldon Smith: Whatever Happened To Innocent Until Proven Guilty?

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Once upon a time in this great country of ours, one of the values we all held so dear was the notion of “innocent until proven guilty.” But with the rise of social media and the instant judge-jury-executioner class of people who dominate sites like Twitter, that notion seems old and quaint, something from a bygone era – like poodle skirts and sock hops. It’s seems more than obvious that it is something we no longer believe, a value we no longer hold dear – just ask folks like Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith.