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user-inactivated · 4386 days ago · link · · parent · post: Supreme Court: Pre-Miranda silence can be used as evidence of guilt
Wow, what kind of country is this if we only have rights if we announce that we have them? Aren't rights, by definition, implicit? Geez.
Agreed, seems kind of backwards to me. I always thought the Miranda warning was put in place so that no-one could plead ignorance, not as a "your rights start now" type of thing. But on the flipside, by my understanding, I don't think you have a general right to remain silent; I think it's specifically related to court cases. (Don't quote me on that)