Re: [Leica] was is this believable... now, (or soon to be) "My favorite Buick!" Can scotch be far away?

[Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com>]

Austin:

That's right, I was certainly not read, (or even given) my Miranda
rights when arrested for a traffic accident involving my 2 ton truck and
a sheriff deputy's personal automobile in Tennessee several years ago. 

"Boy, you just bought yourself a Buick!"

At the time I didn't have a Leica with me to record the event.


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Bryan Caldwell wrote:
> 
> On 12/6/02 10:03 AM, "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> > You have to break a law to be under arrest, and being
> > under arrest requires telling you why you are under arrest, as well as the
> > reading of your Miranda Rights...I believe.
> 
> Hi Austin,
> 
> The above is not correct. Technically you only need be suspected of a crime
> to be arrested - whether or not you've committed a crime is a matter for a
> jury to decide, not a police officer. And, contrary to a great deal of
> popular opinion, there is no requirement that you be given your Miranda
> rights. The Miranda rights are required only if statements you make in
> response to law enforcement questioning are going to be used against you
> (and, even then, there are exceptions). You can be arrested without being
> Mirandized.
> 
> Bryan
> 
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