Corroborating witnesses, due process, and timely reporting are still necessary. This is difficult in such matters because the abuse is usually committed in private. But without these norms guilt and innocence become arbitrary and the entire legal system become a tool for personal and political abuse. Yes, some of the guilty will go free and unpunished, but that is a price we pay for the presumption of innocence.
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The willingness to compromise critical institutions is a great threat to our nation. In the absence of these institutions we are left with nothing but government and arbitrary power. Justice is the first victim.
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