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> If I see them murdering someone, I'm not going to say to myself "That person is allegedly a criminal".

Maybe you saw wrong? Hmm?

Oh not him! His eyesight and memory are infallible!

When witnesses give testimony in court, they simply relate what they saw. They do not need to couch it CYA language.

I did notice that your statement is pretty confident about what I think. No "allegedly" required. No "I suspect he believes X and Y". These imaginary rules don't seem to apply to you.

If I discover that the person is actually not dead, I would certainly think my conclusion.

Have you considered that maybe you could not recognize the person correctly?

Have you considered that my statement was about the person that I saw?

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