did you do it?
I take the fifth!
It is on TV, in movies all the time.
it is a yes or no question and the only real reason not to answer is because the answer is:
yes!
But should criminals be allowed this?
an innocent man cannot answer yes.
if guilty were not allowed to 'not self-incriminate' would not our system be better off. you can have your lawyer from the get go. and all of your conversations will be video taped for evidence.
an innocent man will easily be ble to talk openly with his lawyer and a guilty one would be in deep, youknowwhat, if he did!
an innocent man would be able to therefore mount a reaonable defense.
If a guilty man could not help his lawyer and therefore be convicted, it seems better, as law's goal IS to convict the guilty!
I understand the reason so that they cannot 'beat it out of you' and you confess just to save your a$$ at that moment, but that happens anyway.
why not make the cops who do something like that pay the price along with this new way
2006-06-30
19:52:18
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athorgarak
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Law & Ethics