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well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview random thoughts Send a noteboard - 02/06/2010 12:26:31 AM
Supreme Court nominee Kagan had sided with the police in this case. As solicitor general, she told the Supreme Court that the Constitution "does not require that the police interpret ambiguous statements as invocations of Miranda rights."

The amount of BS in this statement is staggering. The assumption that one has to invoke rights lest they be waived is truly ass-backwards.


You really don't understand the issues here do you? The right to remain silent is an active right not a passive one. By your logic asking a suspect a question twice would be a violation of their rights.

The officers in the room said Thompkins said little during the interrogation, occasionally answering "yes," "no," "I don't know," nodding his head and making eye contact as his responses. But when one of the officers asked him if he prayed for forgiveness for "shooting that boy down," Thompkins said, "Yes."

Top notch pig detective work nabs another criminal mastermind :rolleyes:


They put a man who shot and killed a boy (the person you dismiss as a "criminal mastermind";) behind bars and your well thought out response is to call them pigs and insult their results. Do you realize how little sense your response makes?

"In sum, a suspect who has received and understood the Miranda warnings, and has not invoked his Miranda rights, waives the right to remain silent by making an uncoerced statement to police," Kennedy said. "Thompkins did not invoke his right to remain silent and stop the questioning. Understanding his rights in full, he waived his right to remain silent by making a voluntary statement to the police. The police, moreover, were not required to obtain a waiver of Thompkins' right to remain silent before interrogating him."

I suppose I should also ask for a speedy trial. Otherwise they will assume I want a slow one now.



No but you should make more use of your right to remain silent.
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SCOTUS Update: Right to remain silent? Suspect better speak up - trzaska2000 - 01/06/2010 07:53:14 PM 1122 Views
What I don't like about this decision... Legolas - 01/06/2010 08:21:02 PM 709 Views
I think the only potential issue is if the person didn't understand the Miranda warning. Tom - 01/06/2010 10:37:42 PM 642 Views
Damn you common sense!!! *NM* everynametaken - 02/06/2010 02:56:17 AM 278 Views
that is an odd way of looking at it random thoughts - 01/06/2010 11:58:12 PM 656 Views
I'm more referring to the almost "magic words" that Kennedy introduces here. Legolas - 02/06/2010 12:18:07 AM 675 Views
So we should not allow police to question people at all? random thoughts - 02/06/2010 12:31:27 AM 605 Views
You won't hear me complain if the Miranda rights are scaled back a bit. Legolas - 02/06/2010 12:40:23 AM 601 Views
The goal is not to keep guilty people from confessing random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:48:48 AM 624 Views
The way I see it... everynametaken - 02/06/2010 03:06:01 AM 746 Views
Forgot to mention - the 5-4 decision was split between cons and libs, but..... trzaska2000 - 01/06/2010 08:36:41 PM 609 Views
Seems reasonable to me scalius - 01/06/2010 09:44:30 PM 738 Views
This seems reasonable to me. Joel - 01/06/2010 09:47:34 PM 684 Views
I'm stunned. Your response was reasoned, logical and concise. What have you done with Joel? Tom - 01/06/2010 10:43:22 PM 649 Views
It's been a long weekend; I'm tired. Joel - 02/06/2010 01:38:32 AM 734 Views
Joel is going to be so pissed when he finds out that you logged onto his account..... trzaska2000 - 02/06/2010 01:42:50 AM 659 Views
I'm not saying another word until my lawyer is here! Joel - 02/06/2010 02:02:12 AM 751 Views
Hey deaf people who can't speak... pound sand. BlackAdder - 01/06/2010 09:55:41 PM 738 Views
well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview random thoughts - 02/06/2010 12:26:31 AM 634 Views
Re: well the deaf can simply close their eyes and end the interview BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 03:57:35 AM 642 Views
you are often questioned by the police? What are you doing to make that happen? random thoughts - 02/06/2010 03:35:47 PM 680 Views
I travel internationally BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 08:40:38 PM 648 Views
This decision is a setback for us all. PerrinWT - 01/06/2010 10:10:51 PM 753 Views
No it isn't. Tom - 01/06/2010 10:42:06 PM 670 Views
Re: No it isn't. PerrinWT - 01/06/2010 11:26:07 PM 679 Views
bah damookster - 02/06/2010 12:11:46 AM 635 Views
Teach people to say "I'm not saying anything until my lawyer gets here." Period. *NM* Tom - 02/06/2010 12:38:24 AM 267 Views
Close, but not cigar. PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 01:30:19 AM 686 Views
if they catch more bad guys is that a bad thing? *NM* random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:50:12 AM 286 Views
Would you be okay with the prohibition of firearms if it lowered the crime rate? Ghavrel - 02/06/2010 02:18:26 AM 648 Views
I think you have to have reasonable balance random thoughts - 02/06/2010 05:48:31 PM 702 Views
You are at the intersection of bull and shit. Tom - 02/06/2010 04:00:32 PM 671 Views
Re: You are at the intersection of bull and shit. PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 10:18:36 PM 662 Views
Hey douchebag, you're still wrong. Tom - 02/06/2010 10:34:48 PM 642 Views
Any particular reason you started the name calling? ironclad - 02/06/2010 10:58:47 PM 581 Views
At what point did that happen? Aemon - 02/06/2010 01:26:13 AM 604 Views
This is what I alluded to in my response. Joel - 02/06/2010 01:44:14 AM 707 Views
Re: At what point did that happen? PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 01:48:52 AM 726 Views
I am confused Camilla - 01/06/2010 11:09:14 PM 657 Views
Re: I am confused PerrinWT - 01/06/2010 11:15:07 PM 589 Views
ummm, no... damookster - 02/06/2010 12:13:59 AM 682 Views
Re: ummm, no... PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 01:38:54 AM 625 Views
spare me the pontificating damookster - 02/06/2010 01:50:27 AM 719 Views
Re: spare me the pontificating PerrinWT - 02/06/2010 02:01:27 AM 611 Views
you never wave your right to remain silent forever random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:53:07 AM 597 Views
It's perhaps odd that we're on opposite sides of this. Joel - 02/06/2010 01:59:46 AM 633 Views
Nothing has changed random thoughts - 02/06/2010 01:56:08 AM 624 Views
Except you risk waiving them unless you specifically say you want to use them. BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 04:07:51 AM 639 Views
not surprising that people who use phrases like "Police State of America" believe that random thoughts - 02/06/2010 03:24:25 PM 640 Views
As far as I can tell, this changes nothing and simply maintains the status quo. LiterateDog - 01/06/2010 11:27:36 PM 648 Views
An interesting way of looking at it at the end. Joel - 02/06/2010 02:05:34 AM 714 Views
For those who don't understand the techniques of police interrogation let me make this clear. everynametaken - 02/06/2010 01:57:51 AM 701 Views
Good advice BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 04:00:45 AM 584 Views
I always love in the TV shows when... everynametaken - 02/06/2010 04:16:35 AM 681 Views
Re: I always love in the TV shows when... BlackAdder - 02/06/2010 04:36:34 AM 774 Views
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