Innocence and fitness to serve are not the same Stamford, Conn.: As a longtime reader of the Daily News, I always admire the editorial writing and I typically agree with its positions. However, in the Oct. 30 editorial βThe guilty & the presumed innocent,β The News gets it wrong. The presumption of innocence and the standard for a criminal conviction β proof beyond a reasonable doubt β are legal standards that only exist in the courtroom. They create a high bar for conviction because the consequences can include loss of liberty. For expulsion, the only standards that should apply are...