The politicians and other people in public life often issue statements that "The allegations are false, prove it in court. If I am convicted by court I'll quit."
This is a false argument for two reasons:
1) Once a person is convicted, he has no options. He is taken into custody. He is forced to quit. So the argument that "If I'll be convicted, I will quit" is an argument which has no weight.
2) "If I am convicted in a court of law"... This rider implies that it will take about 5 years or more to finally decide a case. "So till then I am not going to quit even if I may be guilty". This is what is being argued.
In my view both these argument does befit a person holding high public office.
Haresh Raichura
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