"at least in the US if you can prove your innocence you'll walk free"
That statement is everything that's wrong with the US. The fact that it has managed to make it's own people believe this...
Look: innocent unless proven guilty. The burden of proof is not on the accused, and never, ever should be. You should never have to prove your innocence. The prosecution should have to prove your guilt. And beyond a reasonable doubt, especially where high sentences or capital punishment is on offer.
Furthermore: justice does not consist of revenge. A justice system should not concern itself with punishment, but with rehabilitation.
If the Norse can do it, you'd think a country whose countrymen fancy themselves the greatest in the world could get even a fraction of the way towards that level of evolution...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
