# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3862
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3862 "2023-01-27T04:18:13Z")
That’s about it. We don’t put people in jail because they’re nasty scum. We can only put them in jail if the police and the prosecutor prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that they committed a criminal offence. Evidence that makes the jury dislike the accused, that does not help show that the accused did in fact commit a crime, is not admissible. Previous thread on topic: > [@Help Me Better Understand "Prejudicial Evidence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-better-understand-prejudicial-evidence/848511): > > While I understand - from a legal perspective - that allowing certain evidence in a trial would be considered prejudicial and therefore not allowed, my real question is why is this evidence excluded if it is in fact material to the case and factual. For example, I was reading about the case officer Ray Tensing and his involvement in the shooting of Samuel DeBose in 2015. It was determined during a retrial (after a deadlock mistrial) that an undershirt worn by the officer that day depicted a Con… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020)._