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To: layman
Confidential discussions with attorneys and the right to remain silent benefit the guilty, not the innocent.

What makes you so sure that every defendant is guily? What makes you think that all people accused of a crime have committed it? Isn't everyone still considered innocent until proven guilty?

Over the long run, our judical system has proven to be fair and effective, a few aberrations notwithstanding.

12 posted on 11/25/2001 4:59:50 PM PST by clikker
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To: clikker
Isn't everyone still considered innocent until proven guilty?

Yes, they are. But I believe if they are innocent, the right to remain silent does nothing to advance the objective of discovering the truth. The same applies to conversations with their attorneys.

18 posted on 11/26/2001 4:03:06 AM PST by layman
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