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The Pros And Cons Of Miranda Warnings

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Miranda warnings are intended to ensure that an American citizen is aware of his or her constitutional rights in the event of being questioned by the police. The Miranda warning is not required in every situation, only when an individual is in police custody or being interrogated. In 1984 the case of New York v. Quarles, the Supreme Court approved one specific circumstance when it was appropriate not to give a Miranda warning; and it’s exactly what the name suggests. According to the Public Safety Exception, the police can question a suspect without giving him his Miranda warning if he could have information concerning immediate threats to public safety. The problem that I have in the Tsarnaev case is that after 16 hours any “immediate”

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