Paul wrote:
> > The fifth amendment protects one agains SELF-incrimination, not
> >accusations by others. The only way it would be applicable
> here would be
> >if it were the instructor him/her-self who was required to anonymously
> >post negative evaluations of his/her own performance.
>
> The argument usually takes the form:
> If you were innocent you wouldn't have to worry about
> what you said.
> There is a parallel.
No, actually, there isn't.
The operant words are ". . . you said." The argument refers to
self-statements, not the statements of others. In addition, the Fifth
Amendment protects you against the state, not against private accusations
by individuals.
There _is_ no parallel in those arguments.
Rick
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