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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said suspects must tell police they want to be silent to invoke their Miranda protection during interrogations.
A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer are the first of the Miranda-rights warnings, which police recite to suspects during arrests and interrogations. But the justices said suspects must tell police they are going to remain silent to stop an interrogation, just as they must tell police they want a lawyer.
A right to remain silent and a right to a lawyer are the first of the Miranda-rights warnings, which police recite to suspects during arrests and interrogations. But the justices said suspects must tell police they are going to remain silent to stop an interrogation, just as they must tell police they want a lawyer.
I thought this was funny...odd funny as well as haha funny. Funny that this issue came to the SC. The decision isn't surprising to me. I do think it waters down our Miranda rights. How many suspects are going to know to tell their interrogators that they're going to invoke their right to remain silent before simply remaining silent. Simply declaring your silence could implicate you in the eyes of those a bit less discerning.