• Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      Pretty sure that “right” doesn’t exist in the US. You have a right not to testify against yourself, but you do not have a right to withold evidence of your crime.

      Example. I have a right not to be compelled to say I was embezzling money from employee retirement accounts. I don’t have a right to suppress emails and account statements that documented the embezzlement.

      The ICE officer cannot be compelled to testify that he just murdered someone based solely on their race. He also cannot suppress body cam footage, doubly so since he does not own the footage, the state/his employer does.