TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhat's something that feels illegal to know?message-squaremessage-square304linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down17
arrow-up1282arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something that feels illegal to know?TehBamski@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square304linkfedilink
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years ago You don’t have to invoke the fifth amendment in order to not speak with police courts have found that simply being silent can be a confession. you must explicitly state you are exercising your right to be silent.
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.socialcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoYes, absolutely. You do have to say that. You don’t have to expressly invoke the fifth amendment. You have to invoke your right to be silent. These are two separate things.
minus-squareIm14abeer@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoWhich is absurd when the right is to be silent.
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoyour right against self incrimination includes a right to be silent. it’s not separate: it’s inclusive
courts have found that simply being silent can be a confession. you must explicitly state you are exercising your right to be silent.
Yes, absolutely. You do have to say that. You don’t have to expressly invoke the fifth amendment. You have to invoke your right to be silent. These are two separate things.
Which is absurd when the right is to be silent.
Welcome to the US justice system.
your right against self incrimination includes a right to be silent. it’s not separate: it’s inclusive