Quote Originally Posted by thir View Post
IF he is guilty - that is just it, isn't it? Who can you know that, until the case is on?
In the particular case this relates to, the rapist in question fled in between conviction and sentencing: he had already been found guilty (indeed, he admitted it and pled guilty to get a lighter sentence).

If I'd committed a crime, I'd probably try any trick to escape the consequences.
Of course - the question is, should your government help you in that effort, or hand you over for trial? Most Western governments take the second option, as do all the voters here so far except 1 "other", but the French and Russian governments go the first route.