lucybears said:limerickman, if you are called up for jury service, will you decide on the defendant's guilt or innocence without knowing all the facts of the case ? I am not prepared to state that Contador is clean when I do not know all the facts of this case. I did not 'evade the question', I gave the reason why I cannot answer the question. If you, or anyone else, can provide any more factual evidence to help me in deciding Contador's guilt or innocence, then please post it.
The best answer to your question that I can give you at present is the verdict that a Scottish court might arrive at;- 'not proven'
This retreat in to legal speak smacks of doubt on your part, Lucy
You can't unequivocally say whether or not you think Contador is clean.
I'll ask the question again.
On the balance of probabilities and having viewed the race : do you think that
Contador is clean or not?