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This issue seems unresolved, so I thought I would see what the illustrious members of JPP think.
Can innocent people plead the 5th?
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Billy the Great Khan
Uwaa OmO
Yes. That should be pretty elementary.
FUCK THE POLICE
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Not according to Trump.
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He said that? Cite.
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Agreed
countryboy
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Only if they are a member of the Democrat Party.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
if you're innocent and the suspect in an investigation, you'd damn well better plead the 5th.
Jade Dragon
And I'm the one that jaded you.
Yes, that can happen when someone is trying to cover for someone else quite often.
Irish Exit
Verified User
The issue is not unressolved. It is rather well settled. There is no qualification that the 5th amendment only applies to guilty people.
SmarterthanYou
rebel
moron. this is from an experienced police officer. take his advice and don't talk to the police.
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That isn't an answer. Can innocent people plead the fifth.
It is a simple yes or no.
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You claim to be a lawyer, Jarod also claims to be a lawyer and he says innocent people cannot plead the fifth.
Which one of you legal experts are we to believe?
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I cited a SCOTUS case that said the 5th protects innocent people from ambiguous situations.
Which the police often create. Now imagine a huge investigation with hundreds of people questioned where an ambiguous answer can, and often will, cause you to face charges of "lying" to the questioning authority...
Pretty much any good attorney would tell you to either plead the fifth or simply say, "I do not recall."
Airstrip One
Completely Effed
You're command of the English language is pretty weak, so, I will just remind you that Trump has previously stated that people don't plead the fifth if they are really innocent. That is not to be grammatically confused with someone stating that hypothetical persons cannot plead the fifth for reasons owing to their level of culpability in a crime.
As this has been explained to you already today, I sincerely hope that twelfth times the charm.
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Leonthecat
Racism Watchdog
Pleading the fifth is an admission that your lawyer sucks.
Of course innocent people can plead the 5th.
They just have to deal with ignorant people like Donald Trump and his puppets...who claim that anyone pleading the 5th must be hiding something...must be guilty of something.
Why do you suppose this question is "unresolved?"
It is very resolved...except to people trying to make a point that cannot be made.