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Arizona Ruling On Genital Contact
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10:21 AM 09-18-2016
Although prosecutors are stating that people just changing their kids diapers won't be held criminally liable, that's not how our justice system works. The law isn't supposed to be left open for interpretation AFTER it's passed.
The Constitution, as part of the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment, does not allow for the passage of laws that will be defined later - people must be aware what the law prohibits so that they can be held accountable when they choose to break it.
Stern also notes that such a change completely reverses roles inside the courtroom, forcing the defendant to prove his innocence rather than the state to prove guilt, and effectively erasing the "innocent until proven guilty" principle upon which the American justice system was built.
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