Harry is Snape

juli17ptf juli17 at aol.com
Sat Oct 8 06:31:30 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 141300


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> juli17 at a... wrote:
> 
> > I'd say it's very premature to judge
> > the extent of Snape's guilt.


> 
> And I'd say in the real world not one person on Death Row has evidence
> against them stronger than what we have against Snape.
> 
> Eggplant
>


Julie again:
As I pointed out, in the real world if further evidence was readily 
available, it would be collected. *Then* judgment would be rendered. 
Though I do admit, there are times when the authorities involved don't 
bother to collect further evidence. And some of those times have led to 
cases where the Death Row inmate was exonerated of the crime once 
someone bothered to present that further evidence. Which supports the 
concept that it's unwise to judge until *all* the evidence is 
presented. 

 
BTW, it is clear that justice in the WW doesn't work quite like real 
world justice, so you may just get your wish. Just as no one bothered 
to study all the evidence before hastily convicting Sirius and throwing 
him in Azkaban, and no one bothered to study all the evidence before 
tossing Hagrid out of Hogwarts, the same kind of snap judgment based on 
what *seems* to be obvious at first glance could happen with Snape. 
Though one can only hope the WW will some day realize that instant 
judgment based on first impressions is often a recipe for miscarriage 
of justice.

Julie 







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