Reply #151: So, innocent until proven guilty is a courtesy now?

[robbedvoter]

I didn't even want to use that paragraph

It took the former Vermont governor a few hours after the story got picked up on the Internet and on wire services to realize that even if the American way is "innocent until proven guilty," it might not be a courtesy extended the terror mastermind.

- I was not sure if these were his exact words but to me this is the most damning statement. Either it's the law, or it's a courtesy. Since it's not in quotation marks, I'll give HD a pass on this one.
Either way, this is a direct quote:

Dean later told The Associated Press, "As an American, I want to make sure he gets the death penalty he deserves."

In it, he both prejudges the trial AND cancels the "innocent until proven guilty" thingy.