Monday, August 30, 2010

The fifth Amendment

http://www.nysun.com/national/reporter-invokes-fifth-amendment-then-is/82622/
Reporter Invokes Fifth Amendment, then is celebrated by the judge

Fifth Amendment-"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

This article is about a man going to court, doing something wrong, and then the judge approves of it. Many times, the government condones things that are against the constitution. This is a horrible situation, because the amendment was broken with no reparation. The fifth amendment is fair, except for the part about being trialed twice and sometimes when the government takes property. If a person finds new evidence on a closed case, it is not legal for them to have another trial to convict a person. This is wrong . There are many stories about people doing further research on topics and finding out that the person who got away is wrong. Also taking property is wrong. It is different when a person can not pay their loans and when property is taken from people for the use of the government. This happens many times and this is not just.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Jocelynn--please try to post the actual cartoon on your blog so we can see it--and where's the 10th amendment blog?

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