| Bill - to a certain extent I do agree with your views on non-judgment, but it's probably also worthwhile to note that "a judge ruled that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to justify a trial". The hearing had already gotten past depositions so the prosecution must at least have some evidential basis in order to press forward with the claim.
I think for a preliminary hearing, the threshold to commit to trial is a 'balance of probabilities' on the evidence presented. Whether the defendants can squeeze through the door of reasonable doubt (i.e. conviction or dismissal)is another question altogether, but the facts we have on hand at the moment suggests (at least) that on the balance of probabilities, they very well could have done it. That does not make judgment on the parents fair, but I don't think the posters' judgments are totally unfounded and blindly biased, either.
[ 04-19-2004: Message edited Silversun ] |