Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will not hear his Miranda rights before the FBI questions him Friday night. He will have to remember on his own that he has a right to a lawyer, and that anything he says can be used against him in court, because the government wont tell him.
Interesting article..
We really need to contemplate this one, America.. we really do.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in serious condition as civil liberties groups express concerns over plan to question him without reading him his rights
The GUARDIAN reports:
US officials said an elite interrogation team would question theMassachusetts college student without reading him his Miranda rights, something that is allowed on a limited basis when the public may be in immediate danger, such as instances in which it is feared bombs are planted and ready to be detonated.
The ACLU executive director, Anthony Romero, said the legal exception applied only when there was a continued threat to public safety and was “not an open-ended exception” to the Miranda rule, which guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
The federal public defender’s office in Massachusetts said it had agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged. Miriam Conrad, public defender for Massachusetts, said he should have a lawyer appointed as soon as possible because there were “serious issues regarding possible interrogation”.
As I said the other night.. if we are all ok with this, does it say anything about us as a nation? I think yes.
THE DAY AFTER
Boston bombing: The crucial turning point was the release of suspects’ photos..
Cops say that suspects threw a pressure cooker bomb at them..
Tamerlan Tsarnaev lost friend to grisly murder..
Dzhokhar Tweeted while running..?
Life was normal.. he slept in dorm and worked out at the gym..?
During the statewide manhunt, Tsarnaev partied..
It was a unbelievable day of news.. it was beyond wild.. beyond odd and strange.. beyond fortean.
Entire towns were locked down. Almost an entire state stayed indoors.
But I end with this until I post again tomorrow: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was not read his Miranda Rights. There was a public safety exception invoked.
This will now be a debated point of contention.. we will hear a lot about it. Maybe.
Or maybe not.
Maybe we won’t care..
But if we don’t care, what does that say?
ABC news reports:
A senior Justice Department official told ABC News that federal law enforcement officials are invoking the public safety exception to the Miranda rights, so that Tsarnaev will be questioned immediately without having Miranda rights issued to him.
The federal government’s high value detainee interrogation group will be responsible for questioning him.
The Miranda exemption exists to protect the public safety from another attack, according to the official.
May everyone have a safe evening, what’s left of it.
An ordeal is over.
But what ordeal is next..?
