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Why do Cops Violate Your Constitutional Rights when they encounter you?

By Walin & Klarich

The simple answer is because there are some cops that will violate your rights because they refuse to follow the law. However, other police officers will violate your rights because they know that the conservative majority on the United States Supreme Court will likely support their conduct. Let me give you just one quick example of how recent court decisions have given the police more power to violate your rights when you are stopped or arrested. Many years ago the US Supreme Court decided People vs. Miranda and in that decision the court made it clear that before law enforcement could question you they had to read you your "right to remain silent and right to a lawyer". You had the right to tell the officers you didn't want to speak to them...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 08, 2011 (boomark / email).