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Why do you lose your job for pleading the fifth?
by appleflaxen 5y ago
Why do you lose your job for pleading the fifth?
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y agoIf you plead the 5th, there is almost a 100% chance a cop is going to arrest you. Lawful or not, a cop can do that and charge you with whatever they want to. Doesn't mean it will stick, but you can still end up in jail. Likewise, say it happens on a Monday. Your work is gonna wanna know where you are. They can definitely get away with firing you simply for getting arrested due to "At Will Employment" since you can't really go to work while in a jail cell. While pleading the 5th protects you from the government forcing confessions or something similar, it doesn't save your job.