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DWol  ·  3935 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Supreme Court: Pre-Miranda silence can be used as evidence of guilt

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)





user-inactivated  ·  3935 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think you're right about it being only related to arrest. Aren't you mandated to speak in an investigative Congressional hearing...?