> Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed when they have something to hide.

Or because the process is a huge hassle to deal with, it sucks up days and days of your time, and it's very easy to mess something up.

"'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy" [0] is a really good paper on why the argument of "only bad people have secrets" is such a fallacy.

[0] http://scholarship.law.gwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1...

> Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed when they have something to hide.

You don't need to have done anything wrong to fear a deposition. Go to youtube and watch any number of "do not talk to police" lectures. An innocent person can end up trapping themselves in a lie, or bow to pressure. Or you may say something that you think is harmless but in fact damns you. Depositions should be avoided wherever possible.

> Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed when they have something to hide.

Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed, period.

Sure, its a routine proceeding in civil cases; guess what, people generally don't want to be involved in civil cases -- as plaintiffs, defendants, or called witnesses -- either.

> Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed when they have something to hide.

That's a pretty... er, dubious claim at best?

I mean, it's an accurate statement. It's just also true that people usually don't want to be deposed even if they have nothing to hide. The "when they have something to hide" part is just superfluous.

It's not just superfluous, it changes the meaning of the statement. It's like saying "I like women when they aren't driving". You can't follow that up with, "oh, but I also like them when they are driving, so it's okay to say that".

No, people don't want to be deposed because they want to do their job and mind their own business, instead of get pulled in to a national spectacle, be inconvenienced with new travel plans that require child care arrangements or other disruptions, and potentially face stressful scrutiny on record.

> Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed when they have something to hide.

You know who really talks a lot about their rights? Terrorists.

This is both patently false and the single most deeply un-American mindset you can have.

Your statement is so deeply naive and insulting to the patriots who fought for the rights you enjoy today.

Those who made major strides for:

1) Black Civil Rights

2) Gay Marriage

3) Women's Rights

4) Anyone who fought government intimidation based on speech

5) Democratic Socialists

6) Abortion Activists

7) Environmentalists

8) Your workers rights (i.e. your weekends and pay)

10) Many more... who made sure you could help move society forward and make it better for everyone.

Edit: I assume the downvotes are coming from those who would rather we lock up the above than have a free American society.

I didn't downvote you, but you're probably being downvoted because jonathankoren was sarcastically mocking leesalminen's "the innocent have nothing to hide" attitude.

As sibling says, you're being downvoted because you've failed to recognize sarcasm.

Yes, the Founding Fathers of the USA probably were considered terrorists, and they talked an awful lot about freedom.

Please tell me you said 'Interestingly, people usually don't want to be deposed when they have something to hide.' off-the-cuff.

I would associate this view/tone with a corrupt, small-town, sheriff in a movie, rather than a real, human citizen who shares the the values of our society, which includes due process, the right of the accused, and presumption of innocence.

Depositions aren't usually that fun regardless of what you have to hide. I'd probably want to avoid one if I had the chance.