I was reading an article recently about the influence of TV culture and one of the examples was the Miranda. Apparently, because of US TV cop dramas people in other countries believe and assume that they have the same rights against self incrimination and that when they are arrested they will actually make a fuss about not having been read the Miranda.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 1:14 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Lapd at its best -Miranda Warnings go byebye? > > > Well, there is some truth to that, any adult US citizen should know > their Miranda rights, but at the same time... STEREOTYPE ALERT ... This > guys occupation and name might lead one to believe he wasn't a US > citizen. > > I say this because in Kentucky on the horse and Tobacco farms there are > many migrant workers from south of the border who speak little English > and know little to nothing about the US justice system. > > If the person they are talking to appears to fall in that category, then > they need Miranda warnings, now, when the Police are smart enough to > determine what a person knows about the US legal system just by looking > at the person and asking their name, then they can start doing that. > Until then they need to give the Miranda warning to everybody. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 2:10 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Lapd at its best -Miranda Warnings go byebye? > > > > There was also a decision a few years back that said officers don't > have > > to tell you your Miranda rights anymore, because everyone should know > > them, they are implied. > > > > Combine these issues together and I see a system ripe for corruption > and > > civil rights abuses. I wonder how long it's going to take people in > this > > country to reverse all the bad decisions being made out of terror > fear. > > > > Tim > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
