it doesn't help them what so ever. even if they are innocent (which many times isn't the case). i think that most people don't understand what the right to remain silent means. do these people honestly think it will help them by talking? it only hurts them! am i wrong that most people just don't know what the Miranda warning means? or is it that they trust the Law Enforcement and don't understand that law enforcement also will lie to make more of a case against the person that's arrested?
2007-03-25 10:39:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
i guess the person in custody could be scared also. maybe that is another reason why they talk and not just immediately ask for a lawyer. ISN'T ASKING FOR A LAWYER IMMEDIATELY THE BEST THING?
2007-03-25 10:41:17 · update #1
They probably want to get the cops on their side. maybe they can make them sympathetic to their cause
2007-03-25 10:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whoo! I'll take a stab at this one. I'm not real sure what you are saying but here goes:
An innocent person would have no problem talking to the police, Miranda warnings or not.
A guilty person may understand that the police caught him/her in the act, have proof of the crime, many witnesses,etc. and figure they might as well tell what they know. Usually, if you have done something really stupid, if you confess to it, it can go easier on you at trial.
And - Truth never hurt anyone.
The Miranda warning is given in very plain English with few syllables per word. It was done this way so that even a true DOLT would be able to understand it. It is also offered in writing. In an area that has a high population where English may be a second language to many, it is offered in the primary language as well as English.
2007-03-25 11:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't realize that the right to remain silent means just that....they don't have to say a single word, except to request their phone call. And when they get to make that phone call, the smartest move would be to either 1) use it to call a lawyer, if they already know one, or 2) call a person they trust who will IMMEDIATELY find them a lawyer. And then sit tight and don't say ONE word until their lawyer arrives.
They probably talk because they see too many TV shows where people do just that....even though, from the perp's point of view, that's the WORST thing they could do. A lot of people will do whatever they see on TV....whether it's good for them or not.
2007-03-25 10:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by catrionn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because despite being told they have the right to remain silent, and despite countless TV programs and stories that tell them what's going to happen, many still don't understand the law.
Many of them do trust law enforcement, which overall is a good thing. And some actually do feel guilty, so they confess. Others hope that by cooperating, the police will let them go.
Asking for a lawyer is the best way to ensure your rights. But it's not always the best way to avoid a confrontation.
2007-03-25 10:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
People talk because they understand that the consequences are worse if they withold information. Do you think and officer or prosecuter will be very happy after an investigation when the defendant refuses to cooperate? Do you think a judge will be leanient for a criminal who completely will not acknowledge he did wrong and at least try to help the system even after the fact he committed an offence.
People understand this. You broke the law, you're caught, why test the system even more.
2007-03-25 12:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by Voice of Liberty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most don't if they are in serious trouble. They ask for a attorney before talking at least that has been my experience. Also most people do understand the Miranda Right's
And just a gentle reminder with no pun-intended but, there is some honest and good police officer's still out there.
2007-03-25 11:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do the crime in case you cant do the time. It sounds like you're accountable and only searching for an ordinary out on taking responsibility for what you probably did. yet, to respond to your question, in case you may teach that your miranda rights were no longer examine to you for the time of an interrogation, than you'll have a fashion out. are you able to teach it? very not ordinary to do. so a concepts because the signing the summons is going, it does no longer count number number
2016-12-02 19:21:45 · answer #7 · answered by quartermon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are involved in law enforcement or illegal acts, you have no experience or knowledge to pull from to instruct you in how to react! All you know at the point of arrest is what your parents or guardians told you growing up. And if your like most of us it's, "tell the truth and it will always go easier on you","honesty is the best policy" all we know is, as a child our brothers and sisters, friends and ourselves would get into trouble and the parents scornfull words were always, "Alright, who did this? tell me and you won't be in trouble" Our minds go back to this in the shock of arrest and it's to our detriment, because Mom and Dad were wrong! At least as far as the rest of the world! Because honesty will get you dead and or in prison. Admit to nothing and deny everything! The unjust sentences are more appalling then the crimes!!
2007-03-25 10:54:00 · answer #8 · answered by Faerie loue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it true that the majority of people talk, or is that just what you see on TV? I suppose no matter how much you learn in school or from TV, the only people who know what to do are those who have been arrested more than once.
2007-03-25 12:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't truly understand their rights and it can be an intimidating situation. Cops will talk to and treat you in a way that implies you need to cooperate and answer questions. For example you are not required by law to take a Breathalyzer test or F.S.T.s. You have agreed to in order to get your license but there is no legal obligation.
2007-03-25 11:16:40 · answer #10 · answered by tramp_d01 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No for some reason innocent people beleive that merely telling the truth will help them.
2007-03-25 15:57:55 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋