Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by dragonwriter 248 days ago
> They could refuse to testify in any prosecution

Legally, they can state a preference not to testify, but they couldn't (legally) refuse to if issued a subpoena. (And, even more emphatically, they couldn't accept a good or service from the person who might be charged in exchange for not reporting the crime, or for refusing testimony.)