Nathan Key

Husband, Father, Thinker.

 

 
 
Yesterday, I ran across the following video regarding the 5th amendment. I think it's interesting that this right was originally bestowed in order to ensure that INNOCENT people were not forced into conviction by their own words.

Most of the time, we'd assume that anyone who doesn't speak with the police or testify in their own defense must be GUILTY. After all, if they have nothing to hide, why wouldn't they want talk about it? Why would an innocent person hide behind silence?

The video does a much better job explaining why, but if you don't have time to sit through all forty-eight minutes, I'll provide a brief summary below. 
  • Police are better at asking questions than we are at answering them.
  • Laws are so complex that most of us are guily of SOMETHING and enough conversation will reveal that.
  • Statements taken out of context can crucify us, even if on the whole, our statements are perfectly innocent.
  • Almost anything we say can be twisted into something we didn't mean.
 


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