Monday, April 22, 2013

Miranda Rights

There is a lot of back-and-forth discussion as to whether Dzhokhar Tsamaev (the second Boston Marathon bomber) should be granted his Miranda Rights ("You have the right to remain silent ...  etc.").  This is too obvious an observation to ignore, but Dzhokhar has a gunshot wound to his throat and cannot talk ... therefore he will remain silent no matter what,  Baa-da-bing!

(Sorry for the all the posts today ... but I couldn't resist this one.)

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3 comments:

  1. DEN10:30 AM

    One radio talk guy (not Rush) was questioning whether Governor Patrick had the power to lock down a region (depriving peeps of their Constitutional right to walk around). In the next breath he criticized the decision to read the Bomber his Miranda rights, which are clearly defined in the Constitution, since he is a US citizen. Ideologues will shamelessly use any situation to advance their agenda.

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  2. George W. Potts1:49 PM

    You maybe right ... but, on the other hand, the younger Marathon bomber swore to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution when he became a citizen. I don't think he has lived up to this pledge and, therefore, has obviated (IMHO) his citizenship. If reading this bomber his rights so early means that another terror attack is NOT foiled, then I will hold Eric Holder (and maybe you) responsible

    (By the bye, Miranda rights were defined by the Supreme Court and not the Constitution.)

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  3. DEN12:11 PM

    Supreme court interprets the Constitution when there is ambiguity. This has worked pretty well over the years. Better than having Sean Hannity interpret the Constitution for us.

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