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SW-User
not until you've been charged, tried and convicted
Harley4Life · M
@SW-User the law has been broken so that makes you a criminal
SW-User
@Harley4Life you're innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
Harley4Life · M
@SW-User you can still be a criminal and not be convicted yet. Think about it if someone breaks into your home they have committed a criminal act even if they have not been convicted. So they are a criminal
SW-User
@Harley4Life if a journalist called them a criminal before they were convicted, the paper could be sued for libel. That's why they're always so careful to qualify it with "alleged" and "suspected" and the like. It's the legal system's job to decide whether someone is a criminal.