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What's something that feels illegal to know?
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courts have found that simply being silent can be a confession. you must explicitly state you are exercising your right to be silent.
Yes, absolutely. You do have to say that. You don't have to expressly invoke the fifth amendment. You have to invoke your right to be silent. These are two separate things.
Which is absurd when the right is to be silent.
Welcome to the US justice system.
your right against self incrimination includes a right to be silent. it's not separate: it's inclusive