Interesting read about one's rights ...

[HSP]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100601/...miranda_rights

[charlestudor2005]

Yeah. I saw that earlier today. I think it erodes the Miranda warnings, but that doesn't surprise me given this court's bent to undermine individual rights granted under the Constitution and secured by hard fought case law.

Now, I think police abuse will be rampant. "He never asserted his right to silence, so help me God," will now be a frequent refrain. So frequent, they should probably record it once, and just replay the recording.

[Tiffany Cums]

Don't forget about the interregation of Micheal Crowe....we should all be teaching our children to never talk to the police, period! ALWAYS invoke your right to remain silent, whether you are guilty or not!

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/n...essions/6.html

[HSP]

Exactly!!!!! Good example Tiffany!!

[ed_mustafa]

This has been posted before, but it's worth posting again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fZQWjDVKE

[Schmafty]

Some other helpful info...

[Cpalmson]

You have to look at this from both sides. In the case reviewed by the court, the suspect acknowledged his rights to remain silent and to have an attorney present. Furthermore, he answered simple yes and no questions. It was obvious that he was interacting with the police. Besides, part of Miranda says an individual can stop questioning at any time. The job of the police is to get a confession. Sometimes they go over the line, but in 99% of the cases, police put forward a good faith effort to stay within the guidelines. I think the repsonsibility should be on the individual to affirmatively invoke his/her rights.