The Miranda Right to Remain Silent ...

[whoaru99]

I don't think it's asking to much to have someone say clearly state "I wish to remain silent", or something similar, when asked if they understand the Miranda.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whoaru99

I don't think it's asking to much to have someone say clearly state "I wish to remain silent", or something similar, when asked if they understand the Miranda.

Provided, of course, that they're informed exactly what words they need to utter in conjunction with the Miranda warning.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

This is incrementalism of the worst kind. Push the rights back a little bit here and a little bit there, then it's time to push them just a little bit more here. A drip by drip erosion of liberty.

Regards,

D-Ray

And this is precisely what the Right Wing Justices are committed to.

John

[whoaru99]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Provided, of course, that they're informed exactly what words they need to utter in conjunction with the Miranda warning.

I don't think it will need to be as technically precise a statement as some are implying or even as I stated for example, but I guess we'll see.

Wouldn't surprise me at all to see a call for the Miranda to include the necessary response options, and I think that's fine. Maybe even a good idea just so the clarity is there.

[BlueStreak]

I recently got a "Next time you decide to run your mouth..." from our plant manager the other day. So, Me Too.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I recently got a "Next time you decide to run your mouth..." from our plant manager the other day. So, Me Too.

I don't believe it. I can't imagine that you would ever say what is on your mind, Dave. It must have been some nasty rumor. Couldn't have been you.

Crap, got you mixed up with Clark Kent.

Regards,

D-Ray

[merrylander]

As long as Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia are there the Supreme Court is a joke. Where Scalia gets off interpreting the Constitution amazes me, he only got on the Court because he is Italian.

[Fast_Eddie]

I've never been arrested. Pretty straight arrow most of the time. If I get pulled over for a traffic violation I'm curtious and cooperate as much as possible with the office. Cops have tough jobs and I'm not out to make them any tougher.

But if I ever got arrested for anything I'd not say a word. I think those things get out of hand from time to time and I doubt many of them ever believe they could arrest someone who was innocent -even though 100% of them are, at leat until proven guilty.

Nope, I'd be invoking my right in pretty absolute terms and would want a decent lawyer there asap.

[piece-itpete]

And that's the thing - the guy was told his rights, and confessed anyway! From where I sit he's the dumbass, the cops did their job.

Pete

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

As long as Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia are there the Supreme Court is a joke. Where Scalia gets off interpreting the Constitution amazes me, he only got on the Court because he is Italian.

Scalia got on the Court because he's a Right Wing operative and Opus Dei. Being an Italian American may have been advanced as an "affirmative action" argument (don't remember) but it was never the actual reason he was selected.

By the way, Scalia's son was a partner in the law firm representing Bush in Bush v. Gore. "Nino" should have recused himself as a result. I think he could be impeached for that.

John