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For 700 years one of the central principles of British law has been that someone shouldn't be punished without being brought in Answer by due Process of the Law.
It's scary how many people are willing to throw that out the window and behave like medieval peasants lynching witches.
Yep. I understand that it's hard to prosecute rape, but without rule of law we're fucked.
This principle exists to shield the people from their government. It is not intended to be (and has never been) a protection for someone's social status or reputation.