I just finished reading Professor James Duane's book You Have the Right to Remain Innocent. He's the guy in the video of a law school class that periodically goes viral on the gun boards, talking a mile a minute saying not to talk to the cops about anything period dot (altho when you read his book you find out even he has an exception to this).ScottDLS wrote:...Another good reason to ALWAYS assert your 5th amendment rights, whether you think it makes you look like a mobster or not.
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Anyway, he states in the book that the fact you "plead the fifth" can be used by the prosecutor as evidence of guilt - so don't do that. Instead, he says you should politely but forthrightly state "I want a lawyer" and shut up. At present the fact that you demanded a lawyer can't be brought up in court. Don't be mealy mouthed, don't say "Do you think I need a lawyer," "I wonder if I need a lawyer, maybe I should talk to a lawyer," just state "I want a lawyer" and then keep mouth shut until you can talk to your lawyer.
His book is relatively cheap on Amazon, at least the Kindle version.
As to the Marine general -- no sympathy that he got in trouble for leaking info because of his own ego, but yes, the fact that Comey and Lynch let Clinton off tells everyone that there is no need to have respect for the laws. When people in charge of enforcing the law don't respect it, there is no moral case to be made against anyone else who chooses not to follow the law either.