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And yet if someone is "biased" against murder, they will let you be a witness in a murder trial. Love the legal system.


Murder is criminal, patents are civil. They are completely different, and they absolutely should be.


Absolutely true. However, I think the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" ought to apply in both cases.




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