If I drive speeding past a cop, but didn't get a ticket, did I break the law? - eviltoast

This is a semantic question, but I want to get a feel for what you guys think.

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    9 months ago

    I don’t think thats a logically defensible position. That would make me guilty of speeding (and technically every other crime on the books) even if I never get in a car.

    Without a finding of fact by a court, I have the presumption of innocence. Without that finding, I am NOT in fact breaking any laws. The alternative is a presumption of guilt which is the opposite of our entire legal system.