On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:57:09 GMT, "Jim Hackett"
wrote:

That is a BIG difference.

"Wayne Howell" wrote in message
...
Christopher O'Callaghan wrote:
MICHEAL JACKSON CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES



Sorry......he was found Not Guilty---not Innocent.

Insofar as you are presumed to be innocent until proven
guilty, then being found not guilty equates to being found innocent.
Your view notwithstanding.

If you were to publicly proclaim him guilty (without clearly
expressing that it was the _opinion_ of yourself or others) in view
of the court's determination, you could well be successfully sued for
slander.

That's why the news media carefully use the term "allegedly"
in reference to presumed criminals all the way up to the moment of
conviction. They wish to avoid prosecution, generally in the case of
media, for libel.