Why Is The Fifth Amendment Important

Amendment 5 was passed by congress on September 25, 1789. It was ratified by on December 15, 1791(National Constitution Center). The first ten amendments were introduced by James Madison, as a series of legislative articles. Amendment fifth is not a mistake because ot it will not allow to self incriminate yourself, it won't allow any person to have their life put in jeopardy twice, and your private property will not be taken for public use without just compensation(Mr Dutt).
To not self incriminate yourself is the act of exposing yourself. The right against self incrimination was established in Puritans’ refusal to cooperate with interrogators in 17th century England. The interrogators tortured people into confessing, and were considered guilty if they remained silent. If you were in court and you were a witness or defendant you have the right to not self incriminate yourself, or some people know it as “ I plead the fifth”(Thomson Reuters). There is also a quote by William O. Douglas that says, “The fifth amendment is an old friend and a good friend. One of the great landmarks is man's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.” Although this is a great amendment, what if there was a criminal at court and you knew he was guilty but he plead the fifth? What would you do? Well you wouldn't be able to
This phrase is known as the Double Jeopardy clause. It is a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal or conviction or multiple punishments for the same offense(Farlex). This amendment may keep people from not getting prosecuted for the same crime but it does not keep people from being prosecuted for a different