alt Hacker NewsAllegations of insider trading are not the same as convictions of insider trading. No publication should be in the business of allocating criminal responsibility in advance of legal proceedings. If a crime is suspected then it should be reported to the authorities.
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Justice or Just ICE?
The rule of law hasn’t been an impediment for some, when the legal machinery has been co-opted
I don't understand this response. Certainly they shouldn't say "Mr. John Smith is guilty" if a court hasn't found that. But there's nobody in particular being named here, just clear evidence that someone must have done it. If the police find a dead body, should newspapers pretend the victim might be alive somehow to avoid allocating criminal responsibility for murder?
What if they just said "insider trading (the act)" and not "insider trading (the crime)"?