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> I wish that with a court order, we could read the thoughts of a suspect, too... But that's not possible, either. So you're happy getting rid of the Fifth Ame
by alfiedotwtf 11y ago
> I wish that with a court order, we could read the thoughts of a suspect, too... But that's not possible, either.
So you're happy getting rid of the Fifth Amendment then?
- eru 11y agoohthehugemanate might be an unAmerican, for whom there is no Fifth in the first place.
- drfuchs 11y agoGiven that its original purpose was to discourage the authorities from torturing or jailing you in order to compel you to give evidence against yourself, one could argue that the Fifth would need new justification in a future where thoughts were easily read.