Do you think miranda rights prevent confessions?

Question

from criminals,

If you had to choose would you rather have to have the police read the rights or not?

Answer 1

Miranda warnings are read as soon as the person is placed under arrest. It's the law.
It doesn't prevent it, but it may cause a delay.

Answer 2

No, miranda does not prevent confessions. While everyone may know miranda and most school children can recite it from watching T.V., the sad truth is most criminals, young adults, children, and people who have never been in any trouble before do not understand the significance of their miranda rights, and can be tricked, sometimes quite easily, by a good interrogator into confessing.
What exactly does 'the right to remain silent' mean when you are in a little room with two experienced police officers who are asking you questions - maybe even basic ones like what your name, address, social security number are? What if you say you don't want to talk, and they tell you that its just some simple questions, and you can choose not to talk, but that is just going to get you into more trouble. Then what?
We have miranda rights for a reason, and they should never be thought of as a loophole for criminals, or just something stupid that we make officers recite when they arrest someone.

Answer 3

I really don't think it does.

What it does do is make it absolutely clear to a person they are being interrogated, and not to give casual answers.

Think about it. If you're in a bar with some friends and start playing a game and someone asks "where did you hide the money you stole from the bank?" and you answer "In my sock drawer" which is where you've dumped your loose change for five years, and the police then go and search the drawer... it was just a game, right? But if someone reads you your rights and says "Where did you hide the money?" you'd say "WHAT money?"

If a person really wants to confess, the Miranda warning isn't going to stop them. It just makes it harder for them to later claim that it was just a game.

Answer 4

In a lawful society we must abide by the laws and the law is we are to be read the miranda rights, with that said though, yes, I think it does hender justice in a since that you cant force a murderer, rapist, molester etc. to talk....In those cases the victum often does get to wait for a lawyer before hurt so why should the bad guy....?

Answer 5

They are required to be read, thats it. Its not "Do you want to hear your rights?" They are just read and then the suspect makes the decision to use that right or if they just want to make a confession then they make the confession. I would ask to speak to an lawyer even if I knew I had done nothing wrong. It does know harm to use your rights, because thats what they are YOUR rights.

Answer 6

Even if they prevent the occasional suspect from admitting guilt, Miranda Rights are necessary. It's one more way to keep our justice system more fair.

Answer 7

I think it should be like every other law ignorance is no excuse! Everyone should know thier rights by now ! Its just another loophole for criminals to flaunt!