Every civilized society must strive to (1) eradicate heinous crimes by punishing the offenders, and (2) insure that the innocent aren't punished along with the offenders. Too often, the second half of that balance is omitted from the public discourse. Accusations of serious criminality, especially murder and sexual wrongdoing, too often are their own convictions in the high court of public opinion because the stigma is so severe. It is our mission to raise awareness about the injustices suffered by persons wrongly accused of serious criminality. Protecting the innocent from unjust harm as a result of a wrongful accusation is a hallmark of a civilized society.
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Is there a better link for this? I would be interesting in reading more, but that's just a jpg of part of a page.
No, it's from a brand new book. Ain't on line anywhere -- that's the actual thing.
You can read a bit longer excerpt from Sowell's new book here
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