Are you Guilty?

My stance on this topic is the same as the Geek's: No matter what the causes were, a crime was committed and it should be punished. I do not think the quote that Geek has posted relates; it is simply saying that if there is doubt, then the people must be punished. I say that they must be proven guilty beyond doubt, and if they are, they should be punished to the full extent regardless of the state that they are in. No matter the reason, if a crime is committed, it is ethically improper. These ethics were decided as a collection of people, and are expressed through the law. Until a law is proven unconstitutional or unfair, then it is assumed that the majority agrees with the law, and therefore no one is above it.