Klarinet Archive - Posting 001130.txt from 2002/06

From: "Kevin Callahan" <kionon@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music vs. drug testing
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 17:34:45 -0400

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From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Music vs. drug testing

> At 10:21 PM 6/29/2002 -0500, Kevin Callahan wrote:
> > > If you have not done anything wrong, it seems to me that by definition
you
> > > CANNOT incriminate yourself. Incriminate yourself of WHAT?
> >
> >Actually, for once, you have a point. However, you cannot be made to
> >incriminate yourself for crimes you're not accused of. Though, Mark has a
> >point as well, what if the crimes are not illegal, but immoral? Say being
> >forced to answer would prove you had an affair with your wife's best
friend,
> >and you don't want your wife to find out? Or similiar things. They're not
> >illegal, but they're private explainations that should not have to come
out
> >if you don't want them to.
>
> That is certainly possible. And that is a very excellent reason why that
> right should be there.

Thank you, Bill. Each side has points, as I mentioned. You had a good one.
The Enron affair certainly supports your argument. Those guys obviously had
something to hide when they pleaded the fifth, and as corporate scandals
continue, I can see where my argument might get holes blown in it. But
that's the great thing about our right to debate. Point, counter-point.

Kevin Callahan

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