like i dont know how many law abiding americans are worried that the police are going to break down thier doors!! seems like the miranda is just an excuse for criminals to get off a crime
2007-01-15 07:30:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The Dude is right
Miranda was a US SUPREME COURT case, not a bill
Although, every state has adopted their own version of the federal protection
2007-01-15 08:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by BigD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm...even with the repeal of Miranda rights, police would still be prohibited from bashing down your doors.
And to be honest, law abiding citizens should be just as worried about their miranda rights as guilty people....often times, innocent people will say the wrong things or too much, believing in their innocence and it can be miscontrued and taken out of context.
IF YOU ARE EVER ARRESTED, don't buy into the "lawyers make you look guilty" crap...smart people, innocent or not, call a lawyer.
2007-01-15 16:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually Miranda was a case decided by the US Supreme Court (Miranda v Arizona, 1966) in which it was held that all criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.
There was a line of cases leading up to Miranda. Essentially, the Court found that due to the coercive nature of police interrogations, the protections afforded by the fifth and sixth amendments to the Constitution requires suspects to be advised of their rights.
It was a properly decided case and remains good law. In my opinion, there is no justifiable reason for people not to be advised of their basic legal rights when arrested.
2007-01-15 15:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by Cracker 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Democracy and the democratic process is constructed to be deliberate, and therefore not subject to fads or "flavor of the month" laws.
To Mirandize someone is to inform them of something that, hopefully, they already know...
They need not say anything if that is what they wish....but if they DID speak, what they say is essentially EVIDENCE...
That's an important right we all have, and should remain as it is in both recognition, enforcement, and revelation...
2007-01-15 15:37:06 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher H G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad to see the education system is teaching history so well. It heartens me to hear someone with such a grasp as to why we have a Bill of Rights in the first place.
2007-01-15 15:34:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it would be a really good idea to take away one of our more fundamental civil rights (guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, btw), especially in this era of government-sponsored terrorism.
And by "appeal" did you mean "repeal," per chance?
2007-01-15 15:39:35 · answer #6 · answered by Bryce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋