T W A U ... The Chase....today's Gem.....

[ToraToraTora]

MC this time....

Q: What does the fifth amendment to the US constitution protect against?

A: Ransom demands  B: Identity Theft 

C: Self-incrimination

Answer...B! 🤣

[Tilly2]

I don't know the answer without looking it up.

[naomi24]

C - but I wouldn't be at all surprised if many people don't know that.  Why would they?

[webbo3]

never seen an American film where they plead the 5th Tilly

[Tilly2]

Yes, I have Webbo but the 5th. Amendment bit doesn't stick in my mind really.

[Canary42]

Once again folks, it's not the wrong answer that's the ignorance, it's thinking that Identity Theft was a problem in the 18th Century (December 15, 1791 to be precise).

[ToraToraTora]

as usual the answer is ovious but irrelevant. It cannot be A) nor B)

[ToraToraTora]

by jove I think canary is showing the way.....Yes that's ploint of these the actual answer is usually irrelevant.

[naomi24]

canary, the contestant would need to be au fait with American history to know that.  Again why would they?  

[ToraToraTora]

TBH the sidney poitier one was even worse, same contestant!

[Tilly2]

I bet there were ransom demands prior to December 15, 1791.

[ToraToraTora]

"canary, the contestant would need to be au fait with American history to know that.  Again why would they?  " - no just au fait with recent history. oh and be aware that the US constitution was probably written some time before ID theft was a thing.

[naomi24]

But if they're not aware, they're not.  That doesn't make them stupid.  Just unfamiliar with the finer details of Anerican law.  

[ToraToraTora]

come on Naomi, even canary gets it.

[naomi24]

I get it because I know the answer - and daft answers I can laugh at - but it's not reasonable to expect everyone to know the answer to that one.

[ToraToraTora]

... no but it's reasonable to expect them to know what it isn't, that's the point you seen determined to miss.

[naomi24]

If they haven't a clue what it is, why would you expect them to know what it isn't? 

[ToraToraTora]

because they give 2 choices that it cannot possibly be, basiclly the answer is given.

[naomi24]

Illogical.  

[ToraToraTora]

come on you raised a similar thing with the moon and sun the other day, you must get it.

[naomi24]

You'll never make a Vulcan, TTT.  😁