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>In the situation described I don't think it was unreasonable for the
>policeman to jump to the wrong conclusion. The radar buzzed, and he saw
>a sports car driving by a young man and an SUV. If the SUV had seen
>the police and slowed down so that they were both going close to the
>legal speed the policeman had to guess. Which way would you have guessed?

However, when accusing someone of a crime, even a misdemeanor, we should not be relying on a guess.

Innocent until proven guilty is a very important point.
The theory is that while this may let some guilty go free, they will eventually repeat their crime (or some other thing) and be caught.

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