• CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Note that in many jurisdictions you must invoke your right of silence. Other countries often have similar laws and requirements too.

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      7 months ago

      It’s also highly dependent on how incredibly racist the judge and cops are. Warren Demesme had his 5th amendment rights taken away from him because he demanded, quote, “a lawyer, dawg.” The Louisiana supreme court, who I’m legally not allowed to voice my opinions on, pretended that this was in some way ambiguous, and so his statements made after this clear demand for a lawyer could still be used against him in court.