Aldon Smith may or may not have severely impacted his chances of reinstatement later this year thanks to a recent video coming to light – but until all of the facts are in, why is there a rush to judgment?
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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…