• PupBiru@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    i have a friend here in au who’s a barrister, and he said that one of the witnesses started going on about their 5th amendment rights… the judge rolled his eyes and just explained that we aren’t in the US, we don’t have the 5th amendment, and if he refuses to answer the question he will take it as an admission of guilt

    it’s crazy how ingrained in just… global culture… the US is