Acadia, the "excuse" word was actually refering to your post, which sounded apologetic and in his favor, and i don't think i was the only one who read it like it that.
You said "People are innocent until proven guilty and that same ideal should hold true here", which was NOT the case, that is why it sounded to me like you were "excusing" the offender.
If i read it wrong, i apologize.