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Originally Posted by willravel
After reading the Gonzalez thread, I find myself questioning the right to not testify against one's self as a function of justice. If someone like Gonzalez is guilty, but he is the only one with the pertinent information about proving the guilt, is it in the interest of justice to allow him to be free just because there isn't corroboration? In general, would justice be served?
I honestly don't know.
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part of the 5th amendment was a result of watching a king impose guilty verdicts on suspected criminals as well as associates. The framers felt it a much better system that one innocent person could never be convicted of a crime even if it meant that 100s of criminals go free. we sure have strayed a long ways from that premise
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