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In reply to the discussion: Here We Go Again. Just Like With Zimmerman. Wilson Won' t Have to Testify. [View all]XRubicon
(2,212 posts)56. No, you?
Why can congress compel public servants to testify? They are free to take the fifth, he should be too.
He was not acting as a private citizen at the time of the incident. He was acting in the name of the local government.
Edit to add:
"The Court concludes that information regarding a police officers performance of official duties, including discipline imposed for misconduct involving citizens, is not a personal matter subject to constitutional protection."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/05/police-officers-have-no-constitutional-right-of-privacy-in-records-of-their-official-misconduct/
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Here We Go Again. Just Like With Zimmerman. Wilson Won' t Have to Testify. [View all]
Solomon
Aug 2014
OP
GD what a stupid thread .. ever heard of the FIFTH AMENDMENT? privilege against self-incrimination?
MikeW
Aug 2014
#7
No, it shouldn't. Terrible idea. We should expand civil rights, not contract them.
Shrike47
Aug 2014
#26
Members of the Military don't lose their 4A or 5A rights during a court martial.
IronGate
Aug 2014
#70
Probably not but I think this is different. More witnesses on the prosecution side and some good
jwirr
Aug 2014
#33
The DA (the People) has the burden of proving that he's guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#50