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title: "Why doesn't the government get to punish anyone it suspects of a crime in any way it wants? Why does it generally have to prove guilt?"  
description: "Why doesn't the government get to punish anyone it suspects of a crime in any way it wants? Why does it generally have to prove guilt?"  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-05-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42492/why-doesn-t-the-government-get-to-punish-anyone-it-suspects-of-a-crime-in-any-way-it-wants-why-does-it-generally-have-to-prove-guilt  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why doesn't the government get to punish anyone it suspects of a crime in any way it wants? Why does it generally have to prove guilt?

Why doesn't the [government](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51300/what-are-the-4-theories-of-government) get to punish anyone it suspects of a crime in any way it wants? Why does it generally have to prove guilt?\
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