Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26145872-20160120193632/@comment-26893431-20191127221415

Majorman86 wrote: Ifnsman wrote:

If you witnessed someone else in the same place as a known criminal ["at the wrong place at the wrong time", as it were] you would naturally assume their guilt by association as an accomplice, at least initially, regardless of whether they truly are guilty.

What happened to the "innocent until proven guilty" assumption? Also, why the hell the Empire sends the Dragonborn to the chopping block if he/she's not on the list? For all we know, most offences are punished by jailtime (e.g. trespassing, theft, even murder).

The empire has grown paranoid and overzealous, so go team Rolof! You being on the cart was a mistake, and if you pay attention, the one who refuses to say you aren't a Stormcloak is Ralof, not Hadvar. Ralof doesn't care that an innocent is sent to the block, but at least Hadvar tries to prevent it.