He Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person can be made to witness against himself in court. This means that a person cannot be forced to speak about or confess to a crime. Which statement best illustrates why this is important?

Police may sometimes have to trick suspects into confessing.

Police should not be allowed to torture suspects until they confess.

Police would have to catch someone in the act of committing a crime to arrest them.

Police should not be allowed to ask suspects directly whether they committed a crime.

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Donavan Jefferson

18 February, 17:20

He Fifth Amendment guarantees that no person can be made to witness against himself in court. This means that a person cannot be forced to speak about or confess to a crime. Which statement best illustrates why this is important?

Police may sometimes have to trick suspects into confessing.

Police should not be allowed to torture suspects until they confess.

Police would have to catch someone in the act of committing a crime to arrest them.

Police should not be allowed to ask suspects directly whether they committed a crime.

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Dominik Murphy · Answer 1

The correct answer should be Police should not be allowed to torture suspects until they confess.

Every year there are hundreds of people who are coerced into admitting to a crime that they did not commit due to the fact that the police believes that they had committed the crime, even though there's not enough evidence. The fifth amendment protects the people from this.