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In the US, the Fifth Amendment protects the opposite: you cannot be compelled to testify against yourself in the US, and choosing to take the Fifth cannot be co
by the_watcher 8y ago
In the US, the Fifth Amendment protects the opposite: you cannot be compelled to testify against yourself in the US, and choosing to take the Fifth cannot be considered evidence of guilt. There's some evidence that, in practice, this isn't always true, but judges are required to clearly explain this to jurors.