Sand wrote:
And then, of course, there's Madoff, who was clever enough to fool extremely clever people for many years to their ultimate tragedy and he still seems to be residing at home upholstered in millions and there's no doubt about him being a criminal.
well, of course there might be some who can get away with a crime, and sometimes it may be out of luck, but getting caught doesn't actually mean they were stupid, as most people are likely to get caught anyway, the stupid thing would be comitting the crime, if they actually comitted a crime, and becoming a suspect, trial and conviction are different things, wouldn't make more sense to say the lawyer to be the one who is brilliant in such case, plus economic resources?
In the case of Madoff, I don't know much about that, but he doesn't seem to be entirely free, home confined? anyway "the no doubt about him being a criminal" is something that it is a matter of opinion, and there could be some doubt to it, as with similar things regarding public figures such as OJ Simpson and Michael Jackson, people often make their own opinions based on what they hear or read in the media, but they are just opinions and nothing else, therefore questionable, and I will use Fnord's quote, regarding claims and accusations against someone: Evidence, Please?
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